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30-Year-old HIV-positive Female With Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage

Department of Department of Radiology, Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Hargobind S. Khurana, MD

Department of Pulmonary Critical Care, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

Hai X. Le, MD

Departments of Infectious Disease and Pulmonary and Critical Care, respectively, at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, California, USA

Glenn Mathisen, MD

Departments of Infectious Disease and Pulmonary and Critical Care, respectively, at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, California, USA

Nader Kamangar, MD, FACP, FCCP

Departments of Infectious Disease and Pulmonary and Critical Care, respectively, at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, California, USA, kamangar{at}ucla.edu

We present a case of Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection in a 30-year-old HIV positive female who presents with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage. We discuss the relevant differential diagnoses and characteristic imaging findings.

Key Words: Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection • diffuse alveolar hemorrhage • MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) • CT (computed tomography)

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, Vol. 24, No. 3, 200-204 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0885066609332583


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