Zhang Z, Kern RM, Joshi AY, Iyer VN, Escalante P. Cavitary lung lesions caused by
Pneumocystis jirovecii in setting of common variable immune deficiency.
Respir Med Case Rep 2020;
31:101277. [PMID:
33209577 PMCID:
PMC7658484 DOI:
10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101277]
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Abstract
Pneumocystis pneumonia affects immunocompromised hosts. The typical imaging finding is bilateral diffuse ground glass opacities. Here we presented a case of Pneumocystis causing biopsy-confirmed cavitary lung lesions in a patient with a predominant B cell defect with common variable immune deficiency.
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