A CASE OF PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII PNEUMONIA IN THE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME

Abstract

A 33-year-old woman, a native of Thailand who was employed as a bar girl, complained of high fever, cough and dyspnea and was admitted to our hospital on 26 February 1999. In the course of hopitalization, infection by human immunodeficiency virus 1 was evidenced by a cell immunity study. Laboratory results and clinical symptoms strongly suggested Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, and then sulfomethoxazole / trimethoprim (Baktar) and adjunctively corticosteroids were used. Clinical symptoms and chest X-P findings had improved by 23 March 1999, and the patient was discharged on 29 March.