Mascarenhas D A, Vasudevan V P, Vaidya K P
Department of Medicine, Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center, Brooklyn, NY.
Chest. 1991 Jan;99(1):251-3. doi: 10.1378/chest.99.1.251.
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is a frequent manifestation of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It commonly presents with nonproductive cough, fever, and dyspnea. We report this case of P carinii pneumonia presenting with hemoptysis, since to the best of our knowledge, hemoptysis has not been reported to be a presenting manifestation of P carinii pneumonia. Autopsy revealed multiple lung cavities.