Bilateral upper-lobe cavitary Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in a patient on dapsone prophylaxis

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 317, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-139

  Jawahar, David A ^a,b   Dama, Sunil ^a   Miarrostami, Rameen ^a   Sadagdhar, Hamid ^a   Anandarao, Nanarao ^a  

^a NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Dapsone prophylaxis; Upper lobe Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

Indexed keywords

DAPSONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG CAVITATION; MALE; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PROPHYLAXIS; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

EID: 0032709691     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199902000-00009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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