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Pneumocystis carinii infection in bilateral aural polyps in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

C. V. Praveen ,
R. M. Terry ,
M. Elmahallawy  and
C. Horsfield
C. V. Praveen
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Farnborough Hospital, Bromley NHS Trust, Kent, UK.
R. M. Terry
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Farnborough Hospital, Bromley NHS Trust, Kent, UK.
M. Elmahallawy
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Farnborough Hospital, Bromley NHS Trust, Kent, UK.
C. Horsfield
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, St. George’s Hospital, London, UK
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Abstract

Pneumocystis carinii is an opportunistic infection found in patients with impaired immunity. Under favourable conditions the parasite can spread via the blood stream or lymphatic vessels and cause extrapulmonary dissemination. We report a case of P carinii infection presenting as bilateral aural polyps, otitis media and mastoiditis in human immunodeficiency (HIV)-positive patient with no history of prior or concomitant P carinii infection.

Keywords

Pneumocystis CariniiEar, MiddleHiv
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 116 , Issue 4 , April 2002 , pp. 288 - 290
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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