A CASE OF PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII PNEUMONIA IN THE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME

A 33-year-old woman, a native of Thailand who was employed as a bar girl, complained of high fever, cough and dyspnea and was admitted to our hospital on 26 February 1999. In the course of hopitalization, infection by human immunodeficiency virus 1 was evidenced by a cell immunity study. Laboratory...

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Published in:	Kita Kantō igaku (The Kitakanto Medical Journal) Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 151 - 156
Main Authors:	Watanabe, Kohichi, Ohsawa, Yujiroh, Kobayashi, Setsuo, Ogiwara, Hiroyuki, Sakurai, Shogo, Yamada, Masanobu, Satoh, Tetsuroh, Ozawa, Atsushi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English Japanese
Published:	The Kitakanto Medical Society 2000
Subjects:	Acquired immunodeficiency syndorome (AIDS) HIV-1 Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
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Summary:	A 33-year-old woman, a native of Thailand who was employed as a bar girl, complained of high fever, cough and dyspnea and was admitted to our hospital on 26 February 1999. In the course of hopitalization, infection by human immunodeficiency virus 1 was evidenced by a cell immunity study. Laboratory results and clinical symptoms strongly suggested Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, and then sulfomethoxazole / trimethoprim (Baktar) and adjunctively corticosteroids were used. Clinical symptoms and chest X-P findings had improved by 23 March 1999, and the patient was discharged on 29 March.
ISSN:	1343-2826 1881-1191
DOI:	10.2974/kmj.50.151