Persistent, cavitating, non-tuberculous pneumopathy in a patient with HIV: the role of Candida?
Daix, T.; Domoua, K.; Bakayoko, A.; Diabaté, A.S.; Ehui, E.; Koné, Z.; Bangoura, D.; Tiémélé, E.; Coulibaly, G.; Yapi, A.
Le Mali Medical 25(1): 61-63
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 1993-0836 PMID: 21436007 Document Number: 537452
Fungal agents are not common cause of pneumonia. In favorables conditions mycosis can cause atypical clinical and radiographic figures. Authors report the observation of a 45 years and VIH-positive patient presenting a persistant and excavating pneumonia probably caused by Candida albicans.