Pneumocystosis

Pneumocystosis causes inflammation of the lungs due to Pneumocystis jirovecii. As the most common opportunistic infection in AIDS, this disease warrants suspicion when an immunocompromised or HIV-infected person develops pneumonia. To diagnose pneumocystosis, healthcare providers detect the pathogen in sputum or bronchoalveolar lavage. Treatment involves administering trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.

Source | Author Doctor Nikas Samuolis, reviewed by Prof. Virginijus Šapoka | Vilnius University | Faculty of Medicine | Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Oncology