Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia: high-resolution CT findings in patients with and without HIV infection |
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Authors: | Kanne Jeffrey P Yandow Donald R Meyer Cristopher A |
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Affiliation: | Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison WI 53792-3252, USA. jkanne@uwhealth.org |
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Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: 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. CONCLUSION: 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. |
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