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Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in preterm infants: report of two cases successfully diagnosed by non‐bronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage
Author(s) -
Panero A,
Roggini M,
Papoff P,
Moretti C,
Contini C,
Bucci G
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1995.tb13555.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumocystis carinii , bronchoalveolar lavage , chest radiograph , respiratory distress , pneumonia , lung , pathology , radiology , pneumocystis jirovecii
We present two cases of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in apparently immunocompetent preterm infants presenting with unexplained respiratory distress associated with a predominantly interstitial process on the chest radiograph. Definite diagnosis was promptly established on the detection of cyst forms in the lung fluid obtained by non‐bronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage, and a favourable outcome was achieved.