Intravascular and Pleural Involvement by Pneumocystis carinii in a Patient With the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Authors: Toby S. Dyner
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1989)

Letters and Corrections1 July 1989Intravascular and Pleural Involvement by Pneumocystis carinii in a Patient With the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)Toby S. Dyner, MD, William Lang, MD, David F. Busch, MD, Phillip R. Gordon, MDToby S. Dyner, MDSearch for more papers by this author, William Lang, MDSearch for more papers by this author, David F. Busch, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Phillip R. Gordon, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-111-1-94 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editor: Whereas Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is common in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, pleural and extrapulmonary infection have been thought to be rare. In the past several years, case reports have documented the presence of P. carinii organisms in duodenum, skin, bone marrow, and middle ear (1-4). We report a case of intravascular invasion and extensive involvement of the pleura by P. carinii.A 31-year-old man hadP. cariniipneumonia and cutaneous Kaposi sarcoma diagnosed in October 1986. In December 1986 he began zidovudine, 1200 mg daily. Prophylaxis forP. cariniipneumonia with aerosolized pentamidine, 30...References1. GrimesLaPookBarWassermanDwork MJMHA. Disseminated Pneumocystis carinii infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Hum Path. 1987;18:307-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. CoulmanGreenArchibald CIR. Cutaneous pneumocystosis. Ann Intern Med. 1987;106:396. LinkGoogle Scholar3. RaviglioneGarnerMullen MGM. Pneumocystis carinii in bone marrow [Letter]. Ann Intern Med. 1988;109:253. LinkGoogle Scholar4. SchinellaBredaHammerschlag RSP. Otic infection due to Pneumocystis carinii infection in an apparently healthy man with antibody to the human immunodeficiency virus. Ann Intern Med. 1987;106:399. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Children's Hospital of San Francisco San Francisco, CA 94118 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByBenefits of sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim prophylaxis on rates of sepsis after kidney transplantPleural effusions and pneumothoraces in AIDSDetection of Pneumocystis carinii DNA in Blood Specimens from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients by Nested PCRExtrapulmonary pneumocystosisDiagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii Infection in HIV-Seropositive Patients by Identification of P carinii in Pleural FluidPneumocystis carinii Pleural Effusion: Pathogenesis and Pleural Fluid AnalysisPneumocystis cariniiFuture Therapies in the Management of Critically Ill, AIDS PatientsDisseminated Pneumocystosis Presenting as a Pleural EffusionDisseminated pneumocystis carinii infection in AIDS.Pneumocystis carinii pleuropneumonia after aerosolized pentamidine prophylaxisPleural Pneumocystis carinii Infection*Bleomycin Sclerotherapy for Bilateral Pneumothoraces in a Patient with AIDSOleh W. Hnatiuk, MD, Thomas A. Dillard, MD, Charles N. Oster, MDInhaled or Intravenous Pentamidine Therapy for Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in AIDS A Randomized TrialGuy W. Soo Hoo, MD, MPH, Zab Mohsenifar, MD, Richard D. Meyer, MDLes pneumocystoses extra-pulmonairesEXTRAPULMONARY PNEUMOCYSTOSIS IN PATIENTS TAKING AEROSOLISED PENTAMIDINEThe Role of Aerosolized Pentamidine in Management of Hiv-Related Pneumocystis Carinii Pulmonary InfectionsAerosolized Pentamidine and Disseminated infection with Pneumocystis cariniiTerrence G. Sparling, MD, Sunny R. Dong, MApSc, MD, Csaba Hegedus, MD, David R. Burdge, MD 1 July 1989Volume 111, Issue 1Page: 94-95KeywordsAIDSBone marrowDuodenumHIVHIV infectionsKaposi sarcomaPneumocystisPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaPneumoniaProphylaxis Issue Published: 1 July 1989 PDF DownloadLoading ...