PNEUMONIA IN PATIENTS WITH IMMUNODEFICIENCY: CT FEATURES

Authors

  • Nizamova Madina Mirgabtizyanovna Center for the Development of Professional Qualifications of Medical Workers, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
  • Yarmuchamedova Dilarom Salidjanovna Center for the Development of Professional Qualifications of Medical Workers, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
  • Yuldasheva Manzura Akromovna Republican Scientific Center for Emergency Medical Care
  • Borodavko Tatyana Gennadyevna
  • Sergey Sergeyevich Kozivko Republican Scientific Center for Emergency Medical Care

Keywords:

immunodeficiency, Pneumocystis jiroveci, pneumocysts

Abstract

Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia is a common opportunistic infection affecting immunosuppressed patients. High-resolution CT may be indicated for evaluation of immunosuppressed patients with suspected pneumonia and normal chest radiographic findings. The most common high-resolution CT finding of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia is diffuse ground-glass opacity. Computed tomographic features of pneumonia caused by Pneumocystis jiroveci depend on the stage of the process. High-resolution computed tomography should be used

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Published

2025-03-11

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Vol. 44 (2025): WBPH

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PNEUMONIA IN PATIENTS WITH IMMUNODEFICIENCY: CT FEATURES. (2025). World Bulletin of Public Health, 44, 19-23. https://scholarexpress.net/index.php/wbph/article/view/5030

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