Preferred Label : Pneumocystis Pneumonia;
NCIt synonyms : Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia; Pneumocystis; PJP;
NCIt related terms : PCP; Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia;
NCIt definition : Pneumonia resulting from infection with Pneumocystis jirovecii, frequently seen in
the immunologically compromised, such as persons with AIDS, or steroid-treated individuals,
the elderly, or premature or debilitated babies during their first three months. Patients
may be only slightly febrile (or even afebrile), but are likely to be extremely weak,
dyspneic, and cyanotic. This is a major cause of morbidity among patients with AIDS.;
Alternative definition : NICHD: A severe, progressive pneumonia caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii, which is
usually seen in immunologically compromised individuals.;
Origin ID : C3334;
UMLS CUI : C1535939;
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