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Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and pneumothorax

Case contributed by The Radswiki
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Patient with known PCP presents with acute shortness of breath.

Presence of bilateral pneumothorax with multiple pneumotocele in the right lung, multiple patchy ground-glass opacity with reticular opacity present.

Case Discussion

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and pneumothorax.

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