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Disease: Pneumocystis pneumonia

PCP X-Ray
Pneumocystis pneumonia is caused by an opportunistic fungus that normally maintains only a minimal subclinical presence in the lungs but becomes severe in immunocompromised patients, such as those suffering from AIDS.

Description: severe lung infection mainly affecting immunodeficient patients
ICD-10: B59+
Host: immunodeficient humans
Url: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000671.htm

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Last modified: 1? 14, 2013



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