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Heo, Jeon, Lee, Park, Lee, Park, Yoo, and Kang: A Case of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia with Diffuse Pulmonary Hemorrhage
Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2004; 57(4): 372-376.

Published online: 31 October 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2004.57.4.372

A Case of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia with Diffuse Pulmonary Hemorrhage

Woo Young Heo, M.D., Jung Won Jeon, M.D., Young Jae Lee, M.D., Sang Do Park, M.D., Sang Wook Lee, M.D., Myung Jae Park, M.D., Jee Hong Yoo, M.D., Hong Mo Kang, M.D.

Department of internal medicine, Kyunghee University, Seoul, Korea.

Address for correspondence: Myung Jae Park, M.D. Department of internal medicine, Kyunghee university medical school, Seoul, Kyung-Hee medical center, Department of internal medicine, Dong daemun-gu, Hoegi-dong, Seoul, Korea 130-702. Phone: 02-958-8200, Fax: 02-968-1848, mjpwis@hotmail.com

Received 30 June 2004       Accepted 17 August 2004

Copyright©2004. The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases. All rights reserved.

Abstract

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is an infectious disease of immune-compromised host. Sometimes it is difficult to differentiate PCP with diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage. Association between PCP and diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage has been reported in 30% of PCP with HIV positive patients. But association between PCP and diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage has not been reported in non-HIV positive patients without any known underlying causes of diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage.
We report a case of PCP with diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage in 66 years old male patient. We confirmed PCP and diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage with bronchoalveolar lavage. We can exclude the possible other causes of diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage except PCP. PCP may be one of possible cause of diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage in non-HIV immune compromised patient.

Keywords: Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, Diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage

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