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Descriptor
English
:
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Neumonía por Pneumocystis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Pneumonia por Pneumocystis
Synonyms
English
:
Pneumocystis Pneumonia
Pneumocystosis
Pneumonia, Interstitial Plasma Cell
Tree Number:
C01.703.534.700
C01.703.770.700
C08.381.472.700
C08.381.677.675
C08.730.435.700
C08.730.610.675
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coordinate IM with species (IM) if pertinent
History Note
English
:
2004 (1963)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
11450
Unique Identifier:
D011020
Occurrence in VHL
:
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