Abstract：
:Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is a life-threatening complication of diseases and therapies associated with immunosuppression. Approximately 80 percent of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome will develop pneumocystis pneumonia. Diagnosis is important, because effective therapy is available. In most cases, diagnosis can be made by sputum analysis. Bronchoalveolar lavage will yield a diagnosis in 85 to 90 percent of patients with pneumocystis pneumonia, and is used when sputum induction and analysis is unproductive, unavailable or negative. Transbronchial biopsy and, rarely, open lung biopsy will yield the etiology of pneumonia in the remaining patients. Pentamidine or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is the treatment of choice. Toxicity often occurs, including hypoglycemia, nephrotoxicity, neutropenia and rash. Corticosteroids are helpful in moderate to severe disease. Mortality for the first episode of P. carinii pneumonia averages 20 percent. Prophylaxis effectively prevents and reduces the incidence of future episodes.
journal_name
Am Fam Physicianjournal_title
American family physicianauthors
Zackrison LH,Tsou Esubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1991-08-01 00:00:00pages
528-41issue
2eissn
0002-838Xissn
1532-0650journal_volume
44pub_type
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journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
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pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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doi：
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journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
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