Pulmonary cannonballs in a patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) remains one of the most common and life-threatening complications in patients with AIDS. PJP typically presents subacutely with a dry cough, shortness of breath with exertion, fever, and bilateral ground-glass opacities on imaging. However, atypical imaging fin...
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| author | Miranda McGhee Dante Paolo Melendez-Lecca Nelson Iván Agudelo Higuita |
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| description | Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) remains one of the most common and life-threatening complications in patients with AIDS. PJP typically presents subacutely with a dry cough, shortness of breath with exertion, fever, and bilateral ground-glass opacities on imaging. However, atypical imaging findings have been reported including cysts, isolated lymphadenopathy, and small to large nodules. This case highlights the importance of considering unusual presentations of a relatively common entity in order to prevent delays in diagnosis and treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f8a99fbafa614586a4fed7bde734ff262022-12-21T23:31:13ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092021-01-0125e01229Pulmonary cannonballs in a patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)Miranda McGhee0Dante Paolo Melendez-Lecca1Nelson Iván Agudelo Higuita2Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 800 Stanton L. Young Blvd., Suite 7300, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, United States; Corresponding author.Division of Infectious Diseases, 30 N1900 E, 4B319, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, United StatesSection of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 800 Stanton L. Young Blvd., Suite 7300, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, United StatesPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) remains one of the most common and life-threatening complications in patients with AIDS. PJP typically presents subacutely with a dry cough, shortness of breath with exertion, fever, and bilateral ground-glass opacities on imaging. However, atypical imaging findings have been reported including cysts, isolated lymphadenopathy, and small to large nodules. This case highlights the importance of considering unusual presentations of a relatively common entity in order to prevent delays in diagnosis and treatment.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921001852Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumoniaCannonballsHIVAIDS |
| spellingShingle | Miranda McGhee Dante Paolo Melendez-Lecca Nelson Iván Agudelo Higuita Pulmonary cannonballs in a patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) IDCases Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia Cannonballs HIV AIDS |
| title | Pulmonary cannonballs in a patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) |
| title_full | Pulmonary cannonballs in a patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) |
| title_fullStr | Pulmonary cannonballs in a patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pulmonary cannonballs in a patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) |
| title_short | Pulmonary cannonballs in a patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) |
| title_sort | pulmonary cannonballs in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome aids |
| topic | Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia Cannonballs HIV AIDS |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921001852 |
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