Pneumonia, Pneumocystis [pneumocystová pneumonie]
- Terms
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pneumocystóza
pneumonie pneumocystová
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P carinii Pneumonia
P. carinii Pneumonia
P. jirovecii Pneumonia
PCP Infection
PCP Pneumonia
Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia
Pneumocystis Pneumonia
Pneumocystosis
Pneumonia, Interstitial Plasma Cell
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii
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.
- Annotation
- coordinate IM with species (IM) if pertinent
- DUI
- D011020 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0017073
- History note
- 2004 (1963)
- Public note
- 2004; see PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII 1985-2003, see PNEUMONIA, INTERSTITIAL PLASMA CELL 1963-1984
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CI
- chemically induced 1
- CL
- classification
- CO
- complications 5
- CN
- congenital
- DI
- diagnosis 36
- DG
- diagnostic imaging
- DH
- diet therapy
- DT
- drug therapy 20
- EC
- economics
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- EP
- epidemiology 10
- EH
- ethnology
- ET
- etiology 8
- GE
- genetics
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology 1
- ME
- metabolism
- MI
- microbiology 8
- MO
- mortality 4
- NU
- nursing
- PS
- parasitology 1
- PA
- pathology 9
- PP
- physiopathology 2
- PC
- prevention & control 13
- PX
- psychology
- RT
- radiotherapy
- RH
- rehabilitation
- SU
- surgery
- TH
- therapy 9
- TM
- transmission 1
- UR
- urine
- VE
- veterinary 1
- VI
- virology