Tuberc Respir Dis.  2000 Oct;49(4):514-519. 10.4046/trd.2000.49.4.514.

Thirty six-year-old man presenting acute respiratory failure

• Shin TR
• Jang JE
• Kim HY
• Park YS
• Han WS
• Chang JH

• KMID: 2160326
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2000.49.4.514

Abstract

We report a case of pneumonia in 36 year-old male patient who presented acute respiratory failure and associated radiologic findings of bilateral ground-glass opacity with focal cystic changes, showing rapidly aggravating course and was diagnosed as concomitant Pneumocystis carinii and Cytomegalovirus pneumonia accompanied by acquired immunodeficiency syndrome through antemortem open lung biopsy.

Keyword

Acute respiratory failure; Pneumocystic carinii pneumonia; Cytomegalovirus pneumonia; AIDS

MeSH Terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Biopsy
Cytomegalovirus
Humans
Lung
Male
Pneumocystis carinii
Pneumonia
Respiratory Insufficiency*