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Definition of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

1. Noun. Pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims).

Medical Definition of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

1. A pneumonia caused by an infection with Pneumocystis carinii. Pneumocystis carinii grows rapidly in the lungs of patients with immunosuppression, particularly due to AIDS and is the leading AIDS-related cause of death. Pneumocystis carinii infection sometimes may occur elsewhere in the body (skin, eye, spleen, liver or heart). It is considered one of the diagnostic criteria for AIDS in an HIV positive individual. (10 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia

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