Abstract
Pneumocystis pneumonia affects immunocompromised hosts. The typical imaging finding is bilateral diffuse ground glass opacities. Here we presented a case of Pneumocystis causing biopsy-confirmed cavitary lung lesions in a patient with a predominant B cell defect with common variable immune deficiency.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 101277 |
Journal | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
Volume | 31 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2020 |
Keywords
- Cavitary lung lesions
- Common variable immune deficiency
- Pneumocystis jirovecii
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine