TITLE:
Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia—Another consideration for recurrent bacterial pneumonia in an HIV positive patient (A case report)
AUTHORS:
Kevin Persaud, Che Harris, Shweta Ramsahai
KEYWORDS:
HIV; AIDS; Lymphoid Interstitialpneumonia (LIP); Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonitis; Recurrent Pneumonia
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.2 No.1,
March
25,
2013
ABSTRACT:
We
present a 39-year-old female with HIV, medication non-compliance, and recurrences
of bacterial pneumonia. She presented with a two-day bout of worsening
shortness of breath, dyspnea and productive cough. A CT of the chest was notable for multi-lobular pneumonia. She underwent flexible bronchoscopy and biopsy which revealed lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis.
Conclusion: Recurrent bacterial pneumonia is a rare complication of lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (LIP) in HIV positive patients, and should be considered in the differential
as a possible precipitator of recurrent pneumonia inan HIV positive patient.