CASE-REPORT - CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE PNEUMONIA IN AN HIV-INFECTED MAN

被引:16
作者
CLARK, R
MUSHATT, D
FAZAL, B
机构
[1] Tulane/LSU ACTU, Tulane University, Medical Center, New Orleans, LA 70112
关键词
HIV INFECTION; PNEUMONIA; CHLAMYDIA-PNEUMONIAE;
D O I
10.1097/00000441-199109000-00007
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We report a case of an HIV-infected adult with Chlamydia pneumoniae. Our patient presented with a clinical picture suggestive of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), but did not respond to empiric anti-PCP therapy. The diagnosis was eventually confirmed by bronchoscopy and serology. C. pneumoniae pneumonia should be considered in the differential of pathogens that cause interstitial infiltrates in HIV-infected persons.
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页码:155 / 156
页数:2
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