Pleural Pneumocystis carinii infection.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Extrapulmonary Pneumocystis carinii infection is a rare occurrence in patients with AIDS. Pleural involvement has been demonstrated in only one case, and this occurred after pneumothorax. This is a case report of pleural pneumocystosis in a patient with AIDS who did not have a pneumothorax.
Medical subject headings
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Mycoses
- Pleural Diseases
- Pneumocystis