Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Pneumocystis_jirovecii_pneumonia
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disease
gptkbp:affects lungs
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Pneumocystis_pneumonia
gptkb:PJP
gptkbp:associatedWith CD4 count <200 cells/μL
gptkbp:canBeFatal yes
gptkbp:cause hypoxemia
diffuse interstitial infiltrates
ground-glass opacities on CT
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:Pneumocystis_jirovecii
gptkbp:commonIn immunocompromised individuals
HIV/AIDS patients
gptkbp:complication gptkb:pneumonia
respiratory failure
gptkbp:diagnosedBy gptkb:chest_X-ray
PCR
microscopy
gptkbp:differentialDiagnosis viral pneumonia
bacterial pneumonia
fungal pneumonia
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1942
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Pneumocystis_carinii_pneumonia
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Pneumocystis
gptkbp:hasEpidemiology common opportunistic infection in AIDS
rare in healthy individuals
gptkbp:histology foamy alveolar exudate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
gptkbp:ICD-10_code B59
gptkbp:mortalityRate high in untreated cases
gptkbp:organism gptkb:Fungi
gptkbp:prevention prophylactic antibiotics
gptkbp:prophylaxisIndicatedFor HIV patients with low CD4
gptkbp:requiresHospitalization often
gptkbp:riskFactor organ transplantation
cancer chemotherapy
chronic corticosteroid use
gptkbp:stainedBy gptkb:Giemsa_stain
gptkb:Gomori_methenamine_silver_stain
gptkbp:symptom fever
shortness of breath
dry cough
gptkbp:transmission airborne
gptkbp:transmittedBy person-to-person contact
gptkbp:treatment gptkb:pentamidine
gptkb:atovaquone
gptkb:trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SXT
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6