Pnuemocystis jerovecii pneumonia

Case contributed by Craig Hacking
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Fever and SOB. Recent HIV diagnosis.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Patchy bilateral peripheral alveolar consolidation.

Case Discussion

Most CXR findings of PJP infection are non specific. Sputum PCR confirmed the diagnosis and at the time of this CXR the CD4 count was less than 100.

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