Amount of Pneumocystis carinhi and Degree of Acute Lung Inflammation in HIV - associated

Retracted: Time course changes of oxidative stress and inflammation in hyperoxia-induced acute lung injury in rats

Time course changes of oxidative stress and inflammation in hyperoxia-induced acute lung injury in rats

Objective(s):Therapies with high levels of oxygen are commonly used in the management of critical care. However, prolonged exposure to hyperoxia can cause acute lung injury. Although oxidative stress and inflammation are purported to play an important role in the pathogenesis of acute lung injury, the exact mechanisms are still less known in the hyperoxic acute lung injury (HALI).   Materials ...

Co- infectious Cytomegalovirus and Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia in a Polyarteritis Nodosa Patient: A Case Report

Our report discusses a patient diagnosed with PAN since 3 years ago. He presented with fever, chills and nonproductive cough. He was a long time receiver of immunosuppressant drugs for his underlying condition. Upon examination he was febrile, had cushingoid appearance and cackles in both lungs. Lung CT scan showed opacities in right upper lobe lung and multiple bilateral nodules and ground gla...

Pneumothorax and Acute Kidney Injury in the Early Phase of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Induction Therapy due to Aspergillus Fumigatus and Pneumocystis Jirovecii Co-Infection: A Case Report

Leukemia is the most common malignancy in children which leads to immunosuppression and predisposes patients to opportunistic infections. We report a 12-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who developed simultaneous infection with pneumocystis Jirovecii pneumonia and aspergillosis in the induction phase of chemotherapy. The patient developed pulmonary cavitation and pneumothor...

Histologically atypical Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.

BACKGROUND Infection with Pneumocystis carinii typically results in a pneumonia which histologically is seen to consist of an eosinophilic foamy alveolar exudate associated with a mild plasma cell interstitial infiltrate. Special stains show that cysts of P carinii lie within the alveolar exudate. Atypical histological appearances may occasionally be seen, including a granulomatous pneumonia an...