In malnourished host
Subacute onset with nonspecific manifestations
Poor feeding, weight loss, and restlessness
Chronic diarrhea
Usually without fever
After 1 to 2 weeks, the patient devel...
Supply oxygen as necessary to keep Pao2 >70 mm Hg.
Mechanical ventilation must be considered if Pao2 is <60 mm Hg on FiO2 of 0.5.
Minimum duration of ...
After 5 to 7 days of treatment
If no improvement, TMP-SMX should be replaced with pentamidine.
Standard precautions are required. Isolation from other immunodeficie...
King SM; and American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric AIDS, American Academy of Pediatrics Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee. Evaluation and treatment of t...
75549005 Infection by Pneumocystis jiroveci
420403001 Pneumocystosis associated with AIDS
415125002 Pneumocystosis jiroveci pneumonia (disord...
Q: Which are the most common side effects of pentamidine?
A: They include hypoglycemia, impaired renal or liver function, anemia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, hypotension, and skin rashes. These ...
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FIG. 11.27. Pneumonia with large pleural effusion. This child presented with bacterial pneumonia and respiratory distress, presumed to be caused in part by the large pleural effusion. In the emergency department, a pleural catheter ("pigtail") was placed for drainage, using the Seldinger technique.
FIG. 11.27. Pneumonia with large pleural effusion. This child presented with bacterial pneumonia and respiratory distress, presumed to be ...
<bold>Fig C 43-4 <italic>Pneumocystis carinii</bold> pneumonia in AIDS.</bold> Diffuse, bilateral ground-glass opacities with minimal peripheral sparing.<sup>66</sup>
<bold>Fig C 43-4 <italic>Pneumocystis carinii</bold> pneumonia in AIDS.</bold> Diffuse, bilateral ground-glass opa...
FIG. 11.61. Varicella pneumonia. Severe pneumonia developed in this patient shortly after she developed vesicular skin lesions that were positive for varicella-zoster virus by direct fluorescent antibody. Varicella causes a diffuse, miliary pattern.
FIG. 11.61. Varicella pneumonia. Severe pneumonia developed in this patient shortly after she developed vesicular skin lesions that were p...
<bold>Fig C 4-19 <italic>Pneumocystis carinii</bold>.</bold> Diffuse reticular pattern in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia. Note the early development of alveolar consolidations at the bases. A later film showed the typical pulmonary edema pattern.
<bold>Fig C 4-19 <italic>Pneumocystis carinii</bold>.</bold> Diffuse reticular pattern in a patient with acute myel...
<bold>Fig C 45-8 <italic>Pneumocystis carinii</bold> pneumonia.</bold> Discrete thin- and thick-walled cysts occurring in association with consolidated lung. Coalescence of cysts results in the formation of a few bizarre-shaped cysts (arrows). Note that the intervening parenchyma appears grossly normal.<sup>69</sup>
<bold>Fig C 45-8 <italic>Pneumocystis carinii</bold> pneumonia.</bold> Discrete thin- and thick-walled cysts occurr...