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Document 0518
DOCN M9610518
TI Spontaneous pneumothorax in children with AIDS.
DT 9601
AU Schroeder SA; Beneck D; Dozor AJ; Department of Pediatrics, New York
Medical College, Valhalla,; USA.
SO Chest. 1995 Oct;108(4):1173-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96010188
AB The incidence of pneumothorax in HIV-infected children has not been
reported. In adults with AIDS, pneumothorax has been described
exclusively in association with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP). We
report the cases of three children with AIDS, one with lymphoid
interstitial pneumonitis (LIP) without evidence of PCP and two with PCP,
all of whom developed spontaneous pneumothorax (SP). On presentation,
none of the children had any risk factors for the development of
pneumothorax, but all had radiographic evidence of subpleural cystic
lesions and bilateral pleural adhesions. None of the patients responded
to conservative medical management, which included chest tube
thoracostomy and chemical pleurodesis. Two patients underwent
pleurectomy that resulted in resolution of the pneumothorax. Both
patients with PCP who developed pneumothorax died, but the patient with
LIP and SP has had no recurrences of any serious respiratory problems 3
years after pleurectomy and excision of the intrathoracic cysts.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS/PATHOLOGY Adolescence
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/COMPLICATIONS/PATHOLOGY Biopsy
Case Report Child Fatal Outcome Female Human *HIV-1 Lung/PATHOLOGY
Lung Diseases, Interstitial/COMPLICATIONS/PATHOLOGY Male Pneumonia,
Pneumocystis carinii/COMPLICATIONS/PATHOLOGY
Pneumothorax/DIAGNOSIS/*ETIOLOGY/PATHOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW
REVIEW OF REPORTED CASES
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).