Abstract
We describe a case of pulmonary malacoplakia and Rhodococcus equi cavitary pneumonia in a patient with AIDS. The relationship between Rhodococcus equi, a rare bacterial human pathogen, and malacoplakia, an unusual type of chronic granulomatous inflammation, is discussed.
MeSH terms
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
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Actinomycetales Infections / complications*
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Actinomycetales Infections / diagnostic imaging
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Actinomycetales Infections / pathology
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Adult
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Humans
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Lung Diseases / complications*
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Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Lung Diseases / pathology
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Malacoplakia / complications*
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Malacoplakia / diagnostic imaging
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Malacoplakia / pathology
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Male
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Pneumonia / complications
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Pneumonia / diagnostic imaging
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Pneumonia / pathology
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Radiography
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Rhodococcus