Unsuspected Pneumocystis pneumonia in an HIV-seronegative patient with untreated lung cancer: Circa case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Chuang, Cai ^a   Zhanhong, Xie ^a   Yinyin, Gu ^a   Qingsi, Zeng ^a   Shuqing, Zhong ^a   Nanshan, Zhong ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CANCER CELL; CASE REPORT; CLUBBING FINGERS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CYANOSIS; DEATH; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DYSPNEA; EDEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG CANCER; LUNG INFILTRATE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WHEEZING;

EID: 45149101829     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-1-115     Document Type: Article

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