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Lung Diseases, Fungal

Medical Definition:
Guide Notes: coord IM with specific fungal disease (IM); ASPERGILLOSIS, ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY is available
Lung Diseases, Fungal Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Pneumonia, Pneumocystis - 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 JIROVECI. The disease is also found in other MAMMALS where it is caused by related species of Pneumocystis.

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