Getting Pneumonia When You're Hiv Positive

Here's a taste of what TheBody.com has to offer on this topic:

Get the Facts

Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP)

Based on a small study, if standard therapy doesn't work, patients might be able to use Neutrexin (trimetrexate) combined with Leucovorin (folinic acid.) Can PCP Be Prevented? The best way to prevent PCP is to use strong ART. People who have less than 200 CD4 cells can prevent PCP by taking the same medications used for PCP treatment. Another way to reduce the risk of PCP is not to smoke, or to stop smoking. HIV-positive smokers develop PCP...

Ask the Experts

New HIV/AIDS diagnoses, pneumonia (PCP), please help!

We've heard so many different things so far with the entire host of medical staff in the hospital, primary doctor with no real knowledge of AIDS, and only speaking with social worker otherwise: Brief Hx: Admitted to hospital Nov 1 with severe...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

He needs HIV treatment immediately. I don't understand the delay until January. This is absolutely not acceptable. Vitamins are not the answer. Yes, there can be a recurrence or persistence in symptoms of PCP, particularly if the CD4 count is... Read more »

Chest pain - pneumonia or anxiety?

I was diagnosed with Asthma in 1989, HIV in 2002, and had pneumonia in 2009. This year I had chest pain and tightness, doctor said it was initial stages of pneumonia back and put me on antibiotics. She also prescribed Urbanol for anxiety. It has...

Response from David Fawcett, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.

South Florida Center for Counseling and Therapy

Chest pain and tightness are serious conditions that require a differential diagnosis to determine root cause. In addition to physiological causes, generalized anxiety, panic attacks, and even depression can cause such tightness . Your doctor is... Read more »

Infections and treatment while HIV positive

I hope you can help me. My BF is in the hospital right now with serious Pneumonia, and respitory distress. He also has herpes of the throat and anal area. They have been giving him Pipercillin and now they want to put a tube in his stomach so he...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

Food that enters the lungs can ause a chemical kind of pneumonia, but piperacillin is a broad-spectrum antibiotic (which means it works against many kinds of bacterial germs) and it sound like his doctor thinks he has bacterial pneumonia. In... Read more »

I got pneumonia and I'm not on meds yet.

I went to a doctor with a bad cough, congestion, lung pain and I just found out I am HIV positive and I got pneumonia. I don't know yet what my cd4 levels are. What can my doctor do to help me survive this infection and get my cd4 levels...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for your post.Sorry to hear about your situation; without knowing your CD4 counts or type (cause) of your pneumonia, it's difficult for me to offer precise information. The essential thing right now is to identify the cause of... Read more »

Go to Ask the Experts »

Connect With Others

I need help. Is it possible to contract pneumonia

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

Lately, for past month I have had random spells where I just dont feel well. Most recently I have started coughing.(last 2 days.) 2 days before the coughing started I had a constant headache for two days. I know my body because I do not get sick... Read more »

Pneumonia

Posted by hello123, 3 Replies

If someone with HIV had pneumonia, would they be able to recover with regular antibiotics? Thank you for reading this and please respond. Read more »

Flu or pneumonia shot ...?

Posted by srchanfrans43, 1 Reply

Anyone know if the shots still are cross reactive with antibody tests.....? If so what's the time to wait after a shot to take an antibody test ? Read more »

i tested positive for aids

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I went in to the hospital in november with puemonia and found out that i had pcp once i got out i went to see a doctor and had a viral load of 450000 and my cd4 count was under 20. my doctor my doctor put me on epivir(300 mg),viread,viramune(400... Read more »

Connect on Our Bulletin Boards »

Tools

My Health Tracker

Assess Your Risk for HIV

Find Local HIV/AIDS Services

Resource Centers

Guides for People With HIV

View All of Our Guides >>