Pneumocystis carinii Infection Presenting as an Intra-Abdominal Cystic Mass in a Child with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
S Hagmann, S Merali, Y Sitnitskaya… - Clinical infectious …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
S Hagmann, S Merali, Y Sitnitskaya, N Fefferman, H Pollack
Clinical infectious diseases, 2001•academic.oup.comWe describe the case of a pediatric patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS) with an unusual large, fluid-filled intra-abdominal cystic lesion in which Pneumocystis
carinii trophozoites were identified. Extrapulmonary P. carinii infection should be considered
in the differential diagnosis of an intra-abdominal cystic mass in a child with AIDS.
(AIDS) with an unusual large, fluid-filled intra-abdominal cystic lesion in which Pneumocystis
carinii trophozoites were identified. Extrapulmonary P. carinii infection should be considered
in the differential diagnosis of an intra-abdominal cystic mass in a child with AIDS.
Abstract
We describe the case of a pediatric patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) with an unusual large, fluid-filled intra-abdominal cystic lesion in which Pneumocystis carinii trophozoites were identified. Extrapulmonary P. carinii infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of an intra-abdominal cystic mass in a child with AIDS.
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