Radiological features of AIDS-related pneumocystis jiroveci infection

Radiological presentation of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia mimicking bacterial pneumonia.

To cite: Langevin B, Saleh M. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016215207 DESCRIPTION Atypical radiological presentations of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia have been previously reported in non-HIV as well as in HIV-infected patients. We present the case of a 64-year-old woman with a history of left upper lobe small cell lung cancer in radiological ...

Pneumocystis jiroveci

Pneumocystis jiroveci, formerly known as Pneumocystis carinii, is now believed to be a fungus. P. jiroveci pneumonia is a fungal infection, the primary symptoms of which include progressive dyspnea, nonproductive cough, and low-grade fever. These patients are often profoundly hypoxemic, and chest radiographs typically show bilateral, diffuse interstitial infiltrates. While P. jiroveci pneumonia...

Pneumocystis jiroveci genotypes and primary infection.

This study describes the molecular typing of Pneumocystis jiroveci organisms from 5 nonpremature immunocompetent infants who developed a primary infection. Four P. jiroveci internal transcribed spacer (ITS) types were identified. All have been previously described in reports concerning immunosuppressed adults with pneumocystosis. Present data suggest that identical types can be implicated eithe...

Extra-pulmonary Pneumocystis jiroveci infection: a case report.

In physical examination abdominal tenderness, gate disturbance and penile herpetic lesions were detected. Decreased disc height at T11-T12 level was detected in chest X-ray. Abdominal sonography and CT scan revealed hypo dense lesions in Lt left Lobe of liver and multiple hypo dense splenic and pancreatic lesions, ascitis, Lt left sided pleural effusion, thickening of jejuneal mucosa and edema ...

Pneumocystis jiroveci: Epidemiology and diagnosis