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PCP pneumonia with bilateral pneumothoraces in a haemophiliac with factor VIII inhibitors
Author(s) -
DASANI H.,
DAVIES V.,
WYNN R.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
haemophilia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.213
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1365-2516
pISSN - 1351-8216
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2516.1995.tb00070.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumocystis carinii , pneumonia , haemophilia , risk factor , pneumothorax , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , surgery , immunology , pneumocystis jirovecii
Summary Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) infection is a well‐recognized feature of advanced HIV infection in all risk groups. This serious opportunistic parasitic infection is almost invariably fatal if left untreated. When associated with bilateral pneumo‐thoraces in a patient with severe haemophilia A and factor VIII inhibitors, it poses a critical management problem and can be life‐threatening. We report the case of a young man with severe haemophilia A with factor VIII inhibitors presenting with bilateral pneumothoraces which was successfully managed with conservative therapy only.