Human immunodeficiency virus infection and pneumothorax

Eirini Terzi; Konstantinos Zarogoulidis; Ioanna Kougioumtzi; Georgios Dryllis; Ioannis Kioumis; Georgia Pitsiou; Nikolaos Machairiotis; Nikolaos Katsikogiannis; Theodora Tsiouda; Athanasios Madesis; Theodoros Karaiskos; Paul Zarogoulidis

doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.03

Human immunodeficiency virus infection and pneumothorax

J Thorac Dis. 2014 Oct;6(Suppl 4):S377-82. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.03.

Affiliation

¹ 1 Internal Medicine Department-Unit of Infectious Diseases, "AHEPA" Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece ; 2 Pulmonary Department, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece ; 3 Surgery Department, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece ; 4 Hematology Department, "Laiko" University General Hospital, Athens, Greece ; 5 Obstetric-Gynecology Department, "Thriassio" General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece ; 6 Internal Medicine Department, "Theiageneio" Anticancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece ; 7 Thoracic Surgery Department, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

PMID: 25337392
PMCID: PMC4203992
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.03

Abstract

Pneumothorax is a serious and relatively frequent complication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection that may associate with increased morbidity and mortality and may prove difficult to manage, especially in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Keywords: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); infections; virus.

Publication types

Review