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. 1995 Feb;71(832):96–97. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.71.832.96

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia presenting with pneumomediastinum in an HIV-positive patient.

S Moss 1, P B Carey 1, C R Hind 1
PMCID: PMC2397946  PMID: 7724443

Abstract

A 19-year-old man presented with community-acquired pneumonia, complicated by pneumomediastinum. Subsequently he was found to be HIV-positive, and to have Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.

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