Cytomegalovirus pneumonitis in AIDS--a case report
Eng, P.; Allen, D.M.; Chew, S.K.; Monteiro, E.H.; Sim, S.C.
Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore 21(6): 843-845
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0304-4602 PMID: 1338271 Document Number: 338453
Respiratory infections occur commonly in patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Prompt accurate diagnosis is essential as many of the various available therapies have significant toxicities. We describe a patient previously diagnosed with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who was found to have cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonitis on bronchoscopy. His pneumonitis responded to treatment with the nucleoside analogue ganciclovir. Our patient is the first documented CMV pneumonitis in the Singapore HIV seropositive population.