Definition of Pneumocystis pneumonia

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

Exact synonyms: Interstitial Plasma Cell Pneumonia, Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia, Pneumocytosis
Generic synonyms: Pneumonia

Medical Definition of Pneumocystis 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 Pneumonia

pneumococcosuria
pneumococcus
pneumococcus
pneumocolon
pneumoconioses
pneumoconiosis
pneumoconiosis
pneumoconiosis of coal workers
pneumoconiosis siderotica
pneumocranium
Pneumocystis carinii
pneumocystis carinii infections
pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
pneumocystis pneumonia (current term)
pneumocystis pneumonia (current term)
pneumocystography
pneumocystosis
pneumocyte
pneumocytosis
pneumoderma
pneumodynamics
pneumoempyema
pneumoencephalogram
pneumoencephalogram
pneumoencephalography
pneumogastric
pneumogastric
pneumogastric nerve
pneumogastric nerve

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