Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia during steroid taper in patients with primary brain tumors.

Reports on the diagnosis and treatment of pneumonitis (PCP) in patients with intracranial neoplasms who developed symptoms during corticosteroid taper. Unicellular eukaryote Pneumocystis carinii as a cause of PCP in immunocompromised individuals; Case reports; Suggestion that patients with primary brain tumors receiving steroid therapy may be at increased risk of developing PCP.