Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia: High-Resolution CT Findings in Patients With and Without HIV Infection.
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2012 Jun;198(6):W555-61
Authors: Kanne JP, Yandow DR, Meyer CA
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this essay is to review the spectrum of high-resolution CT findings of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in immunocompromised patients with and without HIV infection. CONCLUSION: Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia is a common opportunistic infection affecting immunosuppressed patients. High-resolution CT may be indicated for evaluation of immunosuppressed patients with suspected pneumonia and normal chest radiographic findings. The most common high-resolution CT finding of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia is diffuse ground-glass opacity. Consolidation, nodules, cysts, and spontaneous pneumothorax also can develop.
PMID: 22623570 [PubMed - in process]