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[Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in a child without immunodepression]
O Jadot1, D Rocour-Brumioul, J Senterre
1Service de Pédiatrie, Université de Liège.
Revue Medicale De Liege
|February 24, 2001
Abstract:
We report the case of a 5 1/2 month baby with an atypical pneumonia. The PCR revealed a Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. The complementary approach failed to show any immunosuppression. We will discuss the aetiology, physiopathology and treatment of Pneumocystis carnii pneumonia, particularly in cases without immunosuppression. We will also recall the importance of this disease in AIDS.