A case of spontaneous pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum & subcutaneous emphysema in Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia complicating HIV
oleh: S Chatterji, D Pal, MK Ghosh, A Naskar, S Pal, S Mullick, I Bhattacharya
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology 2015-04-01 |
Deskripsi
<p>Spontaneous pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema are well-known but less common complications of <em>pneumocystis</em> pneumonia, whereas pnuemomediastinum is rare. We had a patient known to be HIV seropositive, who developed <em>Pneumocystis jirovecii</em> pneumonia. During the course of treatment, he developed spontaneous pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema. He had no predisposing factors known to cause this complication</p>