[Respiratory involvement in AIDS]

Rev Pneumol Clin. 1991;47(4):157-69.
[Article in French]

Abstract

This review paper is divided into three parts. The first two parts are devoted to an analytical description of the clinical, diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic aspects of the various bronchopulmonary and pleural lesions observed in AIDS. The third part presents an overall view of the main diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in the main clinical situations covering all respiratory disorders.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / complications
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / etiology
  • Opportunistic Infections / etiology*
  • Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
  • Opportunistic Infections / therapy
  • Pentamidine / therapeutic use
  • Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / etiology
  • Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / microbiology
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / etiology*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / complications
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / etiology
  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Pentamidine
  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination