pneumocystis pneumonia

American  

[noo-muh-sis-tis, nyoo-] / ˌnu məˈsɪs tɪs, ˌnyu- /

noun

Pathology.

1. a pulmonary infection caused by the protozoan Pneumocystis carinii, occurring as an opportunistic disease in persons with impaired immune systems, as AIDS victims. PCP

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Etymology

Origin of pneumocystis pneumonia

1980–85; pneumocystis < New Latin: genus name; pneumo-, cyst

Example Sentences

Chemotherapy and a stem-cell transplant failed to produce a second remission, and in his weakened immune state, he developed a dangerous case of pneumocystis pneumonia.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2022

In the early 1980s, for instance, it was clinicians’ observations that pneumocystis pneumonia co-occurred with Kaposi’s sarcoma in men in San Francisco that led to the identification of HIV/AIDS as the common risk factor19.

From Nature • Mar. 23, 2020

He finally sought care after suffering pneumocystis pneumonia, a lung infection that strikes HIV patients as their immune systems weaken.

From Reuters • Jul. 23, 2012

Patients with fewer than 200 helper T cells sometimes seem quite healthy, while others with a higher count are already suffering from opportunistic infections, like Kaposi's sarcoma or pneumocystis pneumonia.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then in the fall, he developed potentially fatal pneumocystis pneumonia, which postponed the transplant until December.

From Time Magazine Archive