Thirty six-year-old man presenting acute respiratory failure.

Shin, Tae Rim; Jang, Ji Eun; Kim, Hae Young; Park, Young Sik; Han, Woon Sup; Chang, Jung Hyun

doi:2000.49.4.514

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 49(4); 2000 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2000;49(4):514-519.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2000.49.4.514 Published online October 1, 2000.

Thirty six-year-old man presenting acute respiratory failure.

Tae Rim Shin, Ji Eun Jang, Hae Young Kim, Young Sik Park, Woon Sup Han, Jung Hyun Chang

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.

Key Words: Acute respiratory failure, Pneumocystic carinii pneumonia, Cytomegalovirus pneumonia, AIDS

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