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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Neumonía por Pneumocystis
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Pneumonia por Pneumocystis
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Synonyms English:
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PCP Infection
Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii
Infection, PCP
PCP Infections
Pneumocystis Pneumonias
Pneumocystoses
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis jirovecii
Pneumocystis Pneumonia
Pneumocystosis
Pneumonia, Interstitial Plasma Cell
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Tree Number:
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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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Definition English:
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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. |
Indexing Annotation English:
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coordinate IM with species (IM) if pertinent
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History Note English:
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2004 (1963)
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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11450
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Unique Identifier:
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D011020
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 LILACS
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