Tunon-de-Lara J M, Constans J, Vincent M P, Receveur M C, Conri C, Taytard A
Service des Maladies Respiratoires, Hôpital du Haut-Lévêque-CHU de Bordeaux, Pessac, France.
Chest. 1992 Apr;101(4):1177-8. doi: 10.1378/chest.101.4.1177.
Spontaneous pneumothoraces occur in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. However, treatment with tube insertion and tetracycline sclerosis often fails to prevent recurrence. We present a single case of such a patient successfully treated with talc sclerosis.