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2806085

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
41
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-11-29
pubmed:abstractText
A pneumothorax occurred in a 29-year-old HIV-positive woman with rapidly progressive dyspnoea at rest and left-thoracic pain, dry cough and fever. Sputum test revealed Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Treatment was started with 20 mg/kg trimethoprim and 100 mg/kg sulfamethoxazole, but was poorly tolerated and changed for pentamidine, 4 mg/kg i.v. from the fifth day onwards. A chest drain was inserted, but pleurodesis became necessary after two further lung collapses. After three weeks secondary prophylaxis of the Pn. carinii pneumonia was started with pentamidine inhalations (60 mg every two weeks). The patient gradually improved under this regimen. Pneumothorax is a rare complication of Pn. carinii pneumonia, but should be considered in patients with rapid respiratory deterioration. In addition, Pn. carinii pneumonia should be considered in HIV-positive patients with pneumothorax.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0012-0472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
114
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1562-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
[Pneumothorax as a complication of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia].
pubmed:affiliation
Departement für Innere Medizin, Medizinische Poliklinik, Universitätsspital Zürich.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports