Citation: Xiangdong Mu. Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia. J Bacteriol Mycol. 2014;1(1): 1. J Bacteriol Mycol - Volume 1 Issue 1 - 2014 ISSN : 2471-0172 | www.austinpublishinggroup.com Mu. © All rights are reserved Journal of Bacteriology and Mycology Open Access Full Text Article Clinical Image A 23-year-old man was admitted to hospital because of 10-day history of fever. Just before onset of fever he had taken prednisone 60 mg per day for 2 months because of nodular panniculitis. On admission, the patient began to feel a little breathless. Physical examination was normal except for mild tachypnea and tachycardia. Analysis of arterial gas on room air revealed severe hypoxemia. Chest CT scan (Figure 1) revealed diﬀuse ground glass opacities in both lungs. And what’s your diagnosis? Bronchoalveolar lavage ﬂuid examination (Figure 2) showed numerous cysts of Pneumocystis jirovecii were crowed in foamy alveolar casts (Gomori Methenamine Silver and eosin stains, ×400). e patient was diagnosed as Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) and treated by trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX). Five days later his fever resolved and aﬅer 21-day therapy repeated chest CT scan became completely normal. Clinical Image Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia Xiangdong Mu* Department of Respiratory Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, China *Corresponding author: Xiangdong Mu, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China Received: July 15, 2014; Accepted: July 28, 2014; Published: July 29, 2014 Austin Publishing Group A Figure 1: Revealed diffuse ground glass opacities in both lungs. And what’s your diagnosis? Figure 2: Pneumocystis jirovecii were crowed in foamy alveolar casts (Gomori Methenamine Silver and eosin stains, ×400).

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Clinical ImageA 23-year-old man was admitted to hospital because of 10-day

history of fever. Just before onset of fever he had taken prednisone 60 mg per day for 2 months because of nodular panniculitis. On admission, the patient began to feel a little breathless. Physical examination was normal except for mild tachypnea and tachycardia. Analysis of arterial gas on room air revealed severe hypoxemia. Chest CT scan (Figure 1) revealed diffuse ground glass opacities in both lungs. And what’s your diagnosis?

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid examination (Figure 2) showed numerous cysts of Pneumocystis jirovecii were crowed in foamy alveolar casts (Gomori Methenamine Silver and eosin stains, ×400). The patient was diagnosed as Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) and treated by trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX). Five days later his fever resolved and after 21-day therapy repeated chest CT scan became completely normal.

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Pneumocystis Jiroveci PneumoniaXiangdong Mu*Department of Respiratory Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, China

*Corresponding author: Xiangdong Mu, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China

Received: July 15, 2014; Accepted: July 28, 2014; Published: July 29, 2014

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Figure 1: Revealed diffuse ground glass opacities in both lungs. And what’s your diagnosis?

Figure 2: Pneumocystis jirovecii were crowed in foamy alveolar casts (Gomori Methenamine Silver and eosin stains, ×400).