Atypical Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in a child with hyper-IgM syndrome

Pediatric Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-78

  Miller, Michael L ^a   Algayed, Ilham A ^a   Yogev, Ram ^a   Chou, Pauline M ^a   Scholl, Paul R ^b   Pachman, Lauren M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Granuloma; Hyper IgM syndrome; Immunodeficiency diseases; Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

Indexed keywords

CD40 ANTIGEN; CEFUROXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; SULBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERIMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; HYPOXIA; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG GRANULOMA; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS;

AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0031961365     PISSN: 10771042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/107710498174236     Document Type: Article

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