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Pneumocystis jiroveci (formerly carinii ) pneumonia: chest X ray with bilateral, diffuse granular opacities

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Chest radiograph of an HIV-infected patient, CD4 count of < 200 cells/ µ L, revealing bilateral, diffuse granular opacities. This radiographic presentation is characteristic of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, which was microscopically confirmed by examination of induced sputum.

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Laurence Huang, MD, University of California San Francisco

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