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Case Reports
. 2018 Jan 29;10(1):e2125.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.2125.

Recurrent Pneumocystis Pneumonia with Uncommon Radiographic Presentation

Ayushi Dixit  1 , Rayhan Shariff  1 , Sherleen Gandham  1 , Ravi Bhavsar  1 , Jazila Mantis  2 , Victoria Vapnyar  1
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Case Reports

Recurrent Pneumocystis Pneumonia with Uncommon Radiographic Presentation

Ayushi Dixit et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is a common opportunistic infection of the pulmonary parenchyma seen in the immunocompromised host. The clinical presentation and radiographic findings are varied, with the latter ranging from normal to bilateral ground-glass opacities with cyst formation. We present a case of a 46-year-old woman with a history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with multiple treated prior episodes of PCP, who was found to have an impressive presentation on high-resolution chest computed tomography (HRCT).

Keywords: hiv; opportunistic infection; pcp; pneumocystis pneumonia.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Chest x-ray revealing bilateral coarse reticulonodular opacities and cysts
Figure 2
Figure 2. High-resolution computed tomography (CT) revealing multiple thick-walled cysts and nodules throughout bilateral lung fields
Figure 3
Figure 3. High-resolution computed tomography (CT) revealing multiple thick-walled cysts and nodules throughout bilateral lung fields
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