A case of spontaneous pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum & subcutaneous emphysema in Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia complicating HIV

<p>Spontaneous pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema are well-known but less common complications of <em>pneumocystis</em> pneumonia, whereas pnuemomediastinum is rare. We had a patient known to be HIV seropositive, who developed <em>Pneumocystis jirovecii</em> pneumo...

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Main Authors: S Chatterji, D Pal, MK Ghosh, A Naskar, S Pal, S Mullick, I Bhattacharya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology 2015-04-01
Series:Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://sljid.sljol.info/articles/7569