Postoperative respiratory failure secondary to Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
Chest
; 101(4): 1155-7, 1992 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-1313351
ABSTRACT
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) occurs frequently in individuals infected with the HIV virus. Malignancy, immunosuppressive drugs, and congenital immune deficiency may be associated with PCP. We describe a patient with stage 1 testicular carcinoma who developed hypoxemic respiratory failure two days after retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. Pneumocystis carinii organisms were demonstrated by catheter lavage samples and confirmed on bronchoalveolar lavage. Testing for HIV antibody by ELISA and the Western blot test were negative; HIV viral culture and polymerase chain reaction were also negative. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is unusual in localized surgically cured malignancies without obvious immunodeficiency and, to our knowledge, has not been described as a cause of postoperative respiratory failure.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pneumonia por Pneumocystis
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Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Insuficiência Respiratória
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Chest
Ano de publicação:
1992
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Article