Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: an atypical presentation with lung cavitations.
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چکیده
The differential diagnosis of lung cavitations is very broad. We report a case of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) with lung cavitations on the chest X-ray in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We discuss the differential diagnosis of such an X-ray pattern and emphasize that multiple cavitations can be a roentgenographic presentation of PCP.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The European respiratory journal
دوره 3 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990