RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: a light microscopical and ultrastructural study.
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 1138
OP 1146
DO 10.1136/jcp.34.10.1138
VO 34
IS 10
A1 Hasleton, P S
A1 Curry, A
A1 Rankin, E M
YR 1981
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/34/10/1138.abstract
AB A case of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia developing a patient with treated diffuse lymphocytic lymphoma is described. The electron microscopic features and life cycle of the organism are illustrated. The patient died twenty-four hours after the biopsy had been taken. Septrin appeared to have affected the trophozoite stage. Pneumocystis carinii appears to induce interstitial pulmonary oedema and fibrosis. A discussion of the role of electron microscopy in early diagnosis of the disease is presented.