Pneumonia (definition)

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Pneumonia, Pneumocystis

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Definition: A pulmonary disease in humans occurring in immunodeficient or malnourished patients or infants, characterized by DYSPNEA, tachypnea, and HYPOXEMIA. Pneumocystis pneumonia is a frequently seen opportunistic infection in AIDS. It is caused by the fungus PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII. The disease is also found in other MAMMALS where it is caused by related species of Pneumocystis.

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Other names Pneumonia, Interstitial Plasma Cell; Pneumocystosis; Pneumocystis Pneumonia; Pneumonias, Pneumocystis carinii; Pneumonias, Pneumocystis; Pneumocystis Pneumonias; Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii; Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia; Pneumocystoses

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
pafuramidine	0	*Benzamidines Antifungal Agents Pneumonia, Pneumocystis Pneumocystis jirovecii.	Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 2002;16(11):1078-85
1,3-di-(4-imidazolino-2-methoxyphenoxy)propane	109444-03-3	Pentamidine/*analogs & derivatives Pneumonia, Pneumocystis/drug therapy.	Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1990;34(6):1026
1,3-di(4-imidazolinophenoxyl)propane	129073-92-3	Pentamidine/*analogs & derivatives Pneumonia, Pneumocystis/drug therapy.	Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1990;34(6):1026

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