Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in two patients with Hodgkin's disease.
Indian J Cancer
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1995 Jun; 32(2): 74-6
Article
in English
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| ID: sea-50664
ABSTRACT
The incidence of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in immunocomprOMised patients is on the increase. We describe two patients with Hodgkin's disease who were proved to have P. carinii pneumonia by toluidene blue "O" (TBO) staining of their induced sputa. To the best of our knowledge, there are no reports from our country regarding P. carinii infection in patients with malignancy.
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Main subject:
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
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Opportunistic Infections
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Hodgkin Disease
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Immunocompromised Host
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Cancer
Year:
1995
Type:
Article
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