Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in a 15-year-old with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis

Thomas M. Eppinger, Jane E. Aronson, Luz S. Fonacier, Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles

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Abstract

A 15-y-old male patient with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMCC) and new onset adrenal insufficiency developed Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP). The literature on infectious complications of CMCC is reviewed and clinical and laboratory characteristics of the only previously described case of PCP in CMCC are compared with those of the patient reported here.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)203-206
Number of pages4
JournalScandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume31
Issue number2
StatePublished - 1999

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