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Case of successful treatment of disseminated pneumocystosis with lesions of lungs and small intestine in an HIV-infected patient

https://doi.org/10.22625/2072-6732-2023-15-1-115-120

Abstract

The paper describes a rare case of pneumocystosis of the small intestine, diagnosed in the surgical material of a 39-year-old man with HIV infection using histological and immunohistochemical methods. After the treatment, the patient was discharged. 

About the Authors

V. V. Svistunov
Irkutsk State Medical University
Russian Federation

Irkutsk



A. E. Makarova
Irkutsk State Medical University
Russian Federation

Irkutsk



V. A. Zinserling
National MedicalResearch Center named after V.A. Almazov; Clinical Infectious Hospital named after S.P. Botkin
Russian Federation

Saint-Petersburg



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Svistunov V.V., Makarova A.E., Zinserling V.A. Case of successful treatment of disseminated pneumocystosis with lesions of lungs and small intestine in an HIV-infected patient. Journal Infectology. 2023;15(1):115-120. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22625/2072-6732-2023-15-1-115-120

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