Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in systemic lupus erythematosus: A report of two cases

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 699-702

  Tsai, H C ^a   Lee, S S J ^a   Lin, H H ^a   Lu, L Y ^a   Liu, Y C ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PIPERACILLIN; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; COUGHING; DEATH; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTERSTITIUM; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALAISE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEPTICEMIA; SUPERINFECTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

ADULT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MILIARY;

EID: 0035198416     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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