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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Kanne, Jeffrey P
• Yandow, Donald R
• Meyer, Cristopher A

Titel

Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia: high-resolution CT findings in patients with and without HIV infection

Ist Teil von

• American journal of roentgenology (1976), 2012-06, Vol.198 (6), p.W555-W561

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2012

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The purpose of this essay is to review the spectrum of high-resolution CT findings of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in immunocompromised patients with and without HIV infection. Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia is a common opportunistic infection affecting immunosuppressed patients. High-resolution CT may be indicated for evaluation of immunosuppressed patients with suspected pneumonia and normal chest radiographic findings. The most common high-resolution CT finding of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia is diffuse ground-glass opacity. Consolidation, nodules, cysts, and spontaneous pneumothorax also can develop.