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. 2004 Nov;59(11):997–999. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.012567

Concurrent granulomatous Pneumocystis carinii and Mycobacterium xenopi pneumonia: an unusual manifestation of HIV immune reconstitution disease

F Chen 1, G Sethi 1, R Goldin 1, A Wright 1, C Lacey 1
PMCID: PMC1746867  PMID: 15516479

Abstract

This report of concurrent granulomatous Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (GPCP) and Mycobacterium xenopi pneumonia (MXIP) in a patient with advanced HIV disease 3–5 weeks after commencing antiretroviral therapy (ART) fits the syndrome of HIV immune reconstitution/restoration disease (IRD). It may also be a unique window into the immunology of granulomatous inflammation.

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