CHEMICAL PLEURODESIS FOR SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX IN A PATIENT WITH AIDS

Authors
GERST PH MUKHERJEE A ROSARIO PG ALBU E
Citation
Ph. Gerst et al., CHEMICAL PLEURODESIS FOR SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX IN A PATIENT WITH AIDS, AIDS patient care, 10(2), 1996, pp. 77-78
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Nursing,"Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
AIDS patient care → ACNP
ISSN journal
08935068
Volume
10
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
77 - 78
Database
ISI
SICI code
0893-5068(1996)10:2<77:CPFSPI>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Persistent air leak and failure of the lung to expand completely after closed thoracostomy complicate the course of spontaneous pneumothorax in patients with AIDS. In such cases, attempts to discontinue chest t ube drainage may fail. The following is a case of a patient with AIDS and spontaneous pneumothorax who responded to chemical pleurodesis wit h tetracycline.