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Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in AIDS Patients: Computed tomographic findings who were followed up in our center

AIDS’te pnömosistis karini pnömonisi: Hastanemizde takip edilmiş olguların bilgisayarlı tomografi bulguları

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However, treatment is easy and possible when this clinical entity is diagnosed appropriately.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: To investigate the findings of pneumocystis carini pneumonia in immune compromised patients with AIDS who were followed up in our center.
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Key Findings & Data:Material and Methods: The study involved 12 male and 8 female HIV patients (n=20) who had been suffering from the disease for a mean of 4 years.
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Conclusion & Impact:However, treatment is easy and possible when this clinical entity is diagnosed appropriately.
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Objective: To investigate the findings of pneumocystis carini pneumonia in immune compromised patients with AIDS who were followed up in our center. Material and Methods: The study involved 12 male and 8 female HIV patients (n=20) who had been suffering from the disease for a mean of 4 years. The CT findings of all the patients were regularly recorded and classified. The samples of sputum or bronchoalveolar lavage of the patients were used for definitive diagnosis. Results: The CT findings of the patients (n=20) revealed that all had bilateral involvement. Sixteen of the patients (80%) had asymmetrical and 4 patients (20%) had symmetrical involvement. A higher rate of patched infiltration (n=12, 60%) than diffused infiltration (n=8, 40%) was observed. In most of the patients (n=13, 65%) air space and interstitium was involved, while in some either air space (n=5, 25%) or interstitium (n=2, 10%) was involved. In 9 patients (45%), ground glass appearance and in one patient (5%) apical fungal cavity and in two patients (10%) apical air cysts were detected. Conclusion: Immunsuppression unassociated with AIDS has been a common occurrence due to immune suppressive clinical treatments. Pneumocystis carini pneumonia is a common infection among these cases. However, treatment is easy and possible when this clinical entity is diagnosed appropriately.

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Amaç: Bağışıklık sistemi baskılanmış hastalarda sık görülen Pneumocystis carini pnömonisinin, hastanemizde takip edilmiş AIDS olgularındaki bulgularını araştırmak Gereç ve Yöntem: Olgularımız 12’si erkek, 8’i kadın, toplam 20 HIV’li hastadan oluşmaktadır. Olgular ortalama 4 yıldır HIV virüsü taşımaktadır. BT’de, her hastanın bulguları düzenli bir şekilde kaydedilip sınıflandırıldı. Balgam örnekleri veya bronkoalveolar lavaj kesin tanı için seçildi. Bulgular: Hastaların BT bulguları toplandığında bütün olgularda (n=20) bilateral tutulum olduğu görülmüştür. Hastaların 16’sında (%80) asimetrik, 4’ünde (%20) simetrik tutulum söz konusudur. Yamalı infiltrasyon diffüze göre daha sık (sırasıyla n=12, %60 ve n=8, %40) görülmüştür. Hastaların çoğunda (n=13, %65) karışık, az bir kısmında ise ağırlıklı olarak hava boşluğunu (n=5, %25) veya interstisyumu (n=2, %10) tuttuğu kaydedilmiştir. Dokuz hastada (%45) hastada buzlu cam manzarası, bir hastada (%5) apikal fungal kavite, iki hastada (%10) apikal hava kisti görülmüştür. Sonuç: İmmunsupresyon, bağışıklık sisteminin baskılandığı klinik tedavilerin de yaygınlaşması ile AIDS dışında da sıklıkla görülmektedir. Pneumocystis carini pnömonisi, bu olgularda sık görülen, tedavisi mümkün ve kolay bir enfeksiyon olduğundan iyi bilinmesi gereken klinik antite haline gelmiştir.

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TOPRAK, U., BOSTANOĞLU, S., YILDIRIM, N., KARADEMİR, M. A., AKAR, E. (2008). Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in AIDS Patients: Computed tomographic findings who were followed up in our center. Bakırköy Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 4 - Sayı: 2, 69–72. https://ajindex.com/articles/131509

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