Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is a common opportunistic infection of the pulmonary parenchyma seen in the immunocompromised host. The clinical presentation and radiographic findings are varied, with the latter ranging from normal to bilateral ground-glass opacities with cyst formation. We present a case of a 46-year-old woman with a history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with mult...

A 52-year-old woman presented to the emergency department in February 2012 with a productive cough of 2 months duration and recurrent pneumonia. The patient had a history of recurrent bacterial pneumonias and stage IIIC squamous cell esophageal cancer that was managed with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Chest imaging (panel A) revealed a right lower lobe infiltrate consistent with a possible ea...

Anti-IgE therapy, using recombinant humanized anti-IgE antibodies, is clinically effective in patients with eosinophil-related disorders such as allergic asthma, allergic rhinitis, and chronic urticaria. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia tends to respond promptly to systemic corticosteroid therapy, however; relapses are common following corticosteroid tapering. We treated two patients (17- and 19-...

background: hyper ige syndrome (hies) is a rare primary immune deficiency, described as job`s syndrome characterized by increased serum levels of ige, eczema, recurrent cutaneous and pulmonary infections. in this paper, we presented a case of hyper ige syndrome.case presentation: a 16-year-old iranian boy presented with a one year history of skin lesions in knees and elbows was diagnosed of pso...

Abnormalities of the major airways are very uncommon congenital conditions which occur in approximately 2% of the adult population. Usually aberrant bronchi are asymptomatic and are only found by coincidence. We present the rare case of a 49-years-old woman with a tracheal bronchus causing associated with recurrent pneumonia of the right upper lobe.

The authors report the case of a female patient who developed chronic eosinophilic pneumonia secondary to long-term use of nitrofurantoin for prophylaxis of recurrent urinary tract infections due to urethral stenosis. On high-resolution computed tomography scans, the pulmonary reaction to nitrofurantoin most commonly manifests as an interstitial-alveolar pattern in both lung bases. However, in ...

Forcible administration of rendered animal fat to infants is a tradition in south western Saudi Arabia. Accidental inhalation may result in a resistant form of lipoid pneumonia. A series of 24 cases of lipoid pneumonia, 22 of which were diagnosed by bronchoscopy with bronchial lavage and microscopic examination of the aspirate, are reported. The technique is described briefly and the results an...

The widespread use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and Pneumocystis pneumonia prophylaxis has led to significant declines in opportunistic infection rates in people with chronic HIV infection. Despite this, pulmonary disease is more common in these patients than HIV-negative individuals [1]. Observational studies suggest that while bacterial pneumonia is reduced by ART, it still occurs relative...

Giant cell interstitial pneumonia (GIP) is a rare form of chronic interstitial pneumonia typically associated with hard metal exposure. Only two cases of GIP induced by nitrofurantoin have been reported in the medical literature. We are reporting a case of recurrent nitrofurantoin-induced GIP. Although extremely rare, GIP needs to be included in the differential diagnosis in patients with chron...

Respiratory dysfunction has been recognized as a cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) (1-3). Respiratory complications, in particular aspiration pneumonia, are the most common causes of death in these patients (1,2). A variety of respiratory problems such as aspiration pneumonia, respiratory dysrhythmias, which may or may not be associated with L-dopa thera...