Presentation
HIV+ with acute shortness of breath and low CD4 count.
Patient Data
Age: 25 years.
Gender: Male
From the case:
Pulmonary Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
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Multiple bilateral lung cysts and consolidation, no pleural effusion, normal cardiac silhouette.
From the case:
Pulmonary Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
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Multiple bilateral lung cysts, ground-glass opacity, and consolidation. No pleural effusion or lymphadenopathy.
Case Discussion
The combination of multiple lung cysts and ground-glass opacity in an HIV+ patient with acute shortness of breath and a CD4 count <200 cells/mm is highly suggestive of PJP pneumonia.
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