Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
A pulmonary disease in humans occurring in immunodeficient or malnourished patients or infants, characterized by DYSPNEA, tachypnea, and HYPOXEMIA. Pneumocystis pneumonia is a frequently seen opportunistic infection in AIDS. It is caused by the fungus PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII. The disease is also found in other MAMMALS where it is caused by related species of Pneumocystis.
Year introduced: 2004 (1963)
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Tree Number(s): C01.150.703.534.700, C01.150.703.770.700, C01.748.435.700, C01.748.610.675, C08.381.472.700, C08.381.677.675, C08.730.435.700, C08.730.610.675
MeSH Unique ID: D011020
Entry Terms:
- Pneumocystis Pneumonias
- PCP Infection
- Infection, PCP
- PCP Infections
- Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis jirovecii
- Pneumocystosis
- Pneumocystoses
- Pneumonia, Interstitial Plasma Cell
- Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii
- Pneumocystis Pneumonia
- P. carinii Pneumonia
- P. carinii Pneumonias
- Pneumonia, P. carinii
- P. jirovecii Pneumonia
- P. jirovecii Pneumonias
- Pneumonia, P. jirovecii
- PCP Pneumonia
- PCP Pneumonias
- Pneumonia, PCP
- Pneumonias, PCP
- P carinii Pneumonia
- P carinii Pneumonias
- Pneumonia, P carinii