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Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in patients with solid tumors without acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Author(s) -
Poplin Elizabeth A.,
Gordon Craig J.,
Piskorowski Thomas J.,
Chandrasekar Pranatharthi H.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19910701)68:1<193::aid-cncr2820680134>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - pneumocystis carinii , medicine , pneumonia , immune system , immunology , pneumocystis pneumonia , population , solid organ , pneumocystis jirovecii , pathology , transplantation , environmental health , organ transplantation
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) developed in two patients with solid tumors without acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). In patients with neoplastic solid tumors, as in those with hematologic malignancies, Pneumocystis is a possible cause of pneumonia. Management protocols evaluating pulmonary infiltrates in this patient population must include tests for PCP.