Brief Report:Pneumocystis cariniiOsteomyelitis in a Patient with Common Variable Immunodeficiency
- 9 April 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 326 (15) , 999-1001
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199204093261506
Abstract
PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII is a well-known pulmonary pathogen that has been increasingly identified in extrapulmonary sites in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).1 2 3 4 5 6 7 We describe a case of pneumocystis osteomyelitis that occurred in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency. It was striking that the patient appeared to have normal cell-mediated immunity, including a blastogenic response to pneumocystis antigen.Keywords
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