Apnea severa: signo precoz de neumonía por pneumocystis carinnii en un lactante VIH negativo / Apnea as an early sign of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in an HIV negative infant
Rev. méd. Chile
; 128(4): 425-9, abr. 2000. ilus
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
A few reports in the medical literature suggest an association between Pneumocystis caring and apnea in small infants. This patient, a 1 month 20 days old, HIV negative, infant girl weighing 2,000 grams was admitted to hospital after presenting a severe episode of apnea with cyanosis and bradicardia. She progressively developed bronchopneumonia by P. carinii that required prolonged mechanical ventilation with high ventilatory parameters. The clinical course of this patient illustrates that apnea can be an early sign of P. carinii infection in small infants. Early diagnosis and specific therapy might prevent morbidity and mortality and also decrease the length of hospitalization
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Collection:
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Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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SDG3 - Target 3.3 End transmission of communicable diseases
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SDG3 - Target 3.4 Reduce premature mortality due to noncommunicable diseases
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SDG3 - Target 3.2 Reduce avoidable death in newborns and children under 5
Health problem:
Target 3.2: Reduce avoidable death in newborns and children under 5
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AIDS
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Pneumonia
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Other Respiratory Diseases
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Infections
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Apnea
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Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
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Pneumocystis carinii
Type of study:
Screening study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article