pneumocystis pneumonia
English
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editNoun
editpneumocystis pneumonia (uncountable)
- A form of pneumonia caused by the yeast-like fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii.
Synonyms
edit- PCP, pneumocystosis, pneumocystiasis, interstitial plasma cell pneumonia, Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia; Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (dated).
Further reading
edit- pneumocystis pneumonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pneumocystis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Pneumocystis jirovecii on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons