Granulomatous reaction to pneumocystis jirovecii: Clinicopathologic review of 20 cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 730-734

  Hartel, Paul H ^a   Shilo, Konstantin ^a   Klassen Fischer, Mary ^b   Neafie, Ronald C ^b   Ozbudak, Irem H ^c,d   Galvin, Jeffrey R ^a   Franks, Teri J ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b Environmental and Infectious Disease Sciences   (United States)

^c AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Granulomas; Pneumocystis; Pneumonia; Pulmonary

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG GRANULOMA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; RADIOGRAPHY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BIOPSY; DYSPNEA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GRANULOMA, RESPIRATORY TRACT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS;

EID: 77951852498     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181d9f16a     Document Type: Article

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