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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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