[Pulmonary malacoplakia and Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in a patient infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. A case report with review of the literature]

B Lemmens; J M Besnier; P Diot; F Fetissof; P Anthonioz; B Cattier; P Choutet

[Pulmonary malacoplakia and Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in a patient infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. A case report with review of the literature]

Rev Mal Respir. 1994;11(3):301-3.

[Article in French]

Authors

B Lemmens¹, J M Besnier, P Diot, F Fetissof, P Anthonioz, B Cattier, P Choutet

Affiliation

¹ Service de Pneumologie, CHU Tours.

PMID: 8041997

Abstract

We report a case of pulmonary malakoplakia in a patient suffering from AIDS secondary to a Rhodococcus equi pneumonia. The association between these two pathologies only occurring in the immunodepressed does not seen fortuitous. Deficiency in cellular immunity and macrophage cellular activity as well as failure of intracellular bactericidal and phagolysosomal function are very probably the links. The treatment of this opportunistic germ rests on prolonged poly-antibiotic therapy or indeed surgical excision.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / complications
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / therapy
Actinomycetales Infections / complications
Actinomycetales Infections / diagnosis*
Actinomycetales Infections / therapy
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Biopsy
Humans
Lung Diseases / complications
Lung Diseases / diagnosis*
Lung Diseases / therapy
Malacoplakia / complications
Malacoplakia / diagnosis*
Malacoplakia / therapy
Male
Rhodococcus equi*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents