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Pulmonary cysts associated with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with AIDS.

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Sandhu, JS; Goodman, PC
Published in: Radiology
October 1989

A diffuse, bilateral interstitial infiltrate is the most common radiographic finding in Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). However, atypical roentgenographic patterns also exist. Chest radiographs of 100 consecutive AIDS patients with PCP were retrospectively analyzed for the presence of pulmonary air-filled cysts, or pneumatoceles, which were identified in 10% of the cases. The pneumatoceles were typically thin-walled with no intracystic material and no predilection for a particular area of the lung. They appear to behave like pneumatoceles due to other infectious processes. They were present on the initial radiograph or developed during treatment of PCP. Analysis of available follow-up radiographs indicated resolution of the pulmonary cysts within 7 months in most cases. The cause of these cysts is unknown, but a "check-valve" obstruction or, perhaps less likely, parenchymal necrosis may be involved. Rupture of these pulmonary cysts may lead to spontaneous pneumothorax.

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Published In

Radiology

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ISSN

0033-8419

Publication Date

October 1989

Volume

173

Issue

1

Start / End Page

33 / 35

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Radiography
  • Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Lung Diseases
  • Lung
  • Humans
  • Cysts
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Sandhu, J. S., & Goodman, P. C. (1989). Pulmonary cysts associated with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with AIDS. Radiology, 173(1), 33–35. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.173.1.2789413
Sandhu, J. S., and P. C. Goodman. “Pulmonary cysts associated with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with AIDS.Radiology 173, no. 1 (October 1989): 33–35. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.173.1.2789413.
Sandhu JS, Goodman PC. Pulmonary cysts associated with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with AIDS. Radiology. 1989 Oct;173(1):33–5.
Sandhu, J. S., and P. C. Goodman. “Pulmonary cysts associated with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with AIDS.Radiology, vol. 173, no. 1, Oct. 1989, pp. 33–35. Pubmed, doi:10.1148/radiology.173.1.2789413.
Sandhu JS, Goodman PC. Pulmonary cysts associated with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with AIDS. Radiology. 1989 Oct;173(1):33–35.
Journal cover image

Published In

Radiology

DOI

ISSN

0033-8419

Publication Date

October 1989

Volume

173

Issue

1

Start / End Page

33 / 35

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Radiography
  • Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Lung Diseases
  • Lung
  • Humans
  • Cysts
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences