Pneumocystis pneumonia in an immunocompetent patient developing a subacute disease course with central consolidation

Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) typically occurs in immunocompromised individuals and rarely presents in immunocompetent individuals. A 55-year-old man was referred to our hospital with cough and anorexia that persisted for 2 months. Chest computed tomography revealed bilateral central consolidation. H...

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Hauptverfasser:	Chiaki Kawame, Hidehiro Yokota, Kohei Shikano, Hajime Kasai, Masaki Suzuki, Mitsuhiro Abe, Takashi Kishimoto, Jun-ichiro Ikeda, Seiichiro Sakao, Takuji Suzuki
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Elsevier 2022-01-01
Schriftenreihe:	Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Schlagworte:	Central consolidation Immunocompetent Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumocystis pneumonia
Online-Zugang:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007122000818
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