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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...
Autores principales: | Koifman, Michelle, Vachhani, Bhavyakumar, Haridasan, Krishna S, Mansur, Mossammat |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2023
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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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