Pneumocystis Carnii Flashcards
1
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what is pneumocystis carnii
A
Most common organism causing opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS
2
Q
what is Pneumocystis pneumonia
A
common life-threatening infection in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (AIDS/HIV).
3
Q
what population does this infection occur in
A
Affects patients undergoing bone marrow and organ transplantation or patients receiving chemotherapy.
4
Q
what are the sonographic findings of pneumocystis carnii
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Pattern ranges from diffuse, tiny, non shadowing echogenic foci to extensive replacement or the liver parenchyma by various echogenic clumps of calcification
