Human Immmunodeficiency Virus Infection Related Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia and Suicide: An Autopsy Case Report
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P: 190-193
September 2016

Human Immmunodeficiency Virus Infection Related Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia and Suicide: An Autopsy Case Report

Med Bull Haseki 2016;54(3):190-193
1. Adli Tıp Kurumu Morg İhtisas Dairesi, Patoloji Şubesi, İstanbul, Türkiye
2. Ümraniye Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Patoloji Laboratuvarı, İstanbul, Türkiye
3. Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Ruh Sağlığı ve Sinir Hastalıkları Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi AMATEM, 11. Psikiyatri Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye
4. Adli Tıp Kurumu, Morg İhtisas Dairesi, İstanbul, Türkiye
5. Adli Tıp Kurumu, Morg İhtisas Dairesi, Mikrobiyoloji Laboratuvarı, İstanbul, Türkiye
6. Okmeydanı Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Patoloji Laboratuvarı, İstanbul, Türkiye
7. Adli Tıp Kurumu Başkanlığı, İstanbul, Türkiye
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Received Date: 24.01.2016
Accepted Date: 24.01.2016
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ABSTRACT

Pneumocystis jiroveci is the most common and serious opportunistic infection in acquired immune deficiency syndrome patients. It is detected in approximately 80% of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals. In this paper, we present a case of pneumocystic jiroveci pneumonia in a 32-year-old HIV-infected patient who committed suicide. We also present histopathological findings in the lung and aim to draw attention to suicidal tendency in HIV-infected individuals.

Keywords:
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, histopathology, lung, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, suicide