Drug-induced Pulmonary Edema in a Patient Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Adverse reactions to drugs are common in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In these patients pulmonary reactions to drugs may be difficult to differentiate from opportunistic pulmonary infections. We report a HIV-infected patient who on two occasions developed acute pulm...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 1993-09, Vol.104 (3), p.967-969
Hauptverfasser:	Chetty, Kota G., Ramirez, Maria M., Mahutte, C. Kees
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Adult AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - diagnosis Biological and medical sciences Causes of Co-trimoxazole Complications and side effects Diagnosis, Differential Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment HIV Infections - complications Humans Ibuprofen - adverse effects Male Medical sciences Pharmacology. Drug treatments Pneumonia, Pneumocystis - diagnosis Pulmonary edema Pulmonary Edema - chemically induced Pulmonary Edema - diagnosis Pulmonary Edema - diagnostic imaging Radiography Toxicity: respiratory system, ent, stomatology
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Zusammenfassung:	Adverse reactions to drugs are common in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In these patients pulmonary reactions to drugs may be difficult to differentiate from opportunistic pulmonary infections. We report a HIV-infected patient who on two occasions developed acute pulmonary edema related to the administration of ibuprofen.
ISSN:	0012-3692 1931-3543
DOI:	10.1378/chest.104.3.967