Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in a Patient With Newly Diagnosed HIV and a High CD4 Count

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) is a rare, life-threatening opportunistic fungal infection that rarely occurs with CD4 counts greater than 200 cells/mm3. We present a case of PCP in a young male who presented with fever, weakness, dyspnea, and a non-productive cough. He was initially treated...

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Autores principales: Koifman, Michelle, Vachhani, Bhavyakumar, Haridasan, Krishna S, Mansur, Mossammat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10629346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37942381
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46680

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10629346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37942381
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46680

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