Pulmonary malacoplakia associated with Rhodococcus equi infection in a patient with AIDS.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
An AIDS patient with a cavitary lung lesion was found to have pulmonary malacoplakia associated with Rhodococcus equi infection. The diagnosis was based on the typical histologic features of transbronchial biopsy and a positive bacterial culture. All 13 reported cases of AIDS patients with pulmonary malacoplakia were associated with R equi. The recognition of this unique entity is important because of its responsiveness to therapy.
Medical subject headings
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Actinomycetales Infections
- Lung Diseases
- Malacoplakia
- Rhodococcus