Granulomatous Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in a non-AIDS patient: An atypical presentation

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 196-199

  Lauffer, Lina ^a   Kini, Jonathan A ^a   Costello, Philip ^a   Godleski, John ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Pneumocystis carinii infection

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; LUNG; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 3342929462     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rti.0000122370.03620.7e     Document Type: Article

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