 Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
"Pneumonia, Pneumocystis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A pulmonary disease in humans occurring in immunodeficient or malnourished patients or infants, characterized by DYSPNEA, tachypnea, and HYPOXEMIA. Pneumocystis pneumonia is a frequently seen opportunistic infection in AIDS. It is caused by the fungus PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII. The disease is also found in other MAMMALS where it is caused by related species of Pneumocystis.
| Descriptor ID |
D011020
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.534.700 C01.703.770.700 C08.381.472.700 C08.381.677.675 C08.730.435.700 C08.730.610.675
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| Concept/Terms |
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
- Pneumocystis Pneumonias
- Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis jirovecii
- Pneumocystosis
- Pneumocystoses
- Pneumocystis Pneumonia
- Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii
- PCP Infection
- Infection, PCP
- PCP Infections
- Pneumonia, Interstitial Plasma Cell
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumonia, Pneumocystis" by people in Profiles.
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Raoof S, Bondalapati P, Vydyula R, Ryu JH, Gupta N, Raoof S, Galvin J, Rosen MJ, Lynch D, Travis W, Mehta S, Lazzaro R, Naidich D. Cystic Lung Diseases: Algorithmic Approach. Chest. 2016 Oct; 150(4):945-965.
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Morris A, Crothers K, Beck JM, Huang L. An official ATS workshop report: Emerging issues and current controversies in HIV-associated pulmonary diseases. Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2011 Mar; 8(1):17-26.
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Kelley CF, Checkley W, Mannino DM, Franco-Paredes C, Del Rio C, Holguin F. Trends in hospitalizations for AIDS-associated Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in the United States (1986 to 2005). Chest. 2009 Jul; 136(1):190-197.
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Atochina-Vasserman EN, Gow AJ, Abramova H, Guo CJ, Tomer Y, Preston AM, Beck JM, Beers MF. Immune reconstitution during Pneumocystis lung infection: disruption of surfactant component expression and function by S-nitrosylation. J Immunol. 2009 Feb 15; 182(4):2277-87.
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Beck JM, Preston AM, Wilcoxen SE, Morris SB, Sturrock A, Paine R. Critical roles of inflammation and apoptosis in improved survival in a model of hyperoxia-induced acute lung injury in Pneumocystis murina-infected mice. Infect Immun. 2009 Mar; 77(3):1053-60.
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Salt BH, Niemela JE, Pandey R, Hanson EP, Deering RP, Quinones R, Jain A, Orange JS, Gelfand EW. IKBKG (nuclear factor-kappa B essential modulator) mutation can be associated with opportunistic infection without impairing Toll-like receptor function. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008 Apr; 121(4):976-82.
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Ezzie ME, Janssen WJ, O'Brien JM, Fox CC, Schwarz MI. Clinical problem-solving. Failure to respond--a 52-year-old man presented to his primary care physician with dyspnea and cough. N Engl J Med. 2008 Jan 03; 358(1):70-4.
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Huang L, Morris A, Limper AH, Beck JM. An Official ATS Workshop Summary: Recent advances and future directions in pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2006 Nov; 3(8):655-64.
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del Rio C, Barragan M, Franco-Paredes C. Pneumocystis pneumonia. N Engl J Med. 2004 Sep 16; 351(12):1262-3.
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Atochina EN, Gow AJ, Beck JM, Haczku A, Inch A, Kadire H, Tomer Y, Davis C, Preston AM, Poulain F, Hawgood S, Beers MF. Delayed clearance of pneumocystis carinii infection, increased inflammation, and altered nitric oxide metabolism in lungs of surfactant protein-D knockout mice. J Infect Dis. 2004 Apr 15; 189(8):1528-39.
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