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Query: EC:6.2.1.7 (
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A patient who developed Pneumocystis carinii hepatitis and
choroiditis
despite receiving prophylactic pentamidine therapy by aerosol is described. Liver biopsy showed histology typical of Pneumocystis hepatitis, but his respiratory status was stable and his lungs were free of P carinii organisms on
BAL
. Thus, inhaled pentamidine prophylaxis did not prevent extrapulmonary pneumocystosis. Patients receiving pentamidine prophylaxis with unexplained symptoms should undergo investigation for possible extrapulmonary P carinii infection.
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PMID:Pneumocystis hepatitis and choroiditis despite successful aerosolized pentamidine pulmonary prophylaxis. 279 97
