Presentation
Acute shortness of breath and non-productive cough in a immunosuppressed patient.
Patient Data
Age: 75 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP)
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Widespread bilateral airspace opacities. Otherwise normal.
Case Discussion
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay comfirmed a diagnosis of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, an opportunistic fungal infection with airborne transmission.
Chest radiography typically shows increasing widespread opacity that can progress to pneumatocele formation.
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