pneumocystis pneumonia

[ noo-muh-sis-tis, nyoo- ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a pulmonary infection caused by the protozoan Pneumocystis carinii, occurring as an opportunistic disease in persons with impaired immune systems, as AIDS victims. : PCP

Word History and Origins

Origin of pneumocystis pneumonia¹

1980–85; pneumocystis < New Latin: genus name; pneumo-, cyst

Example Sentences

Chemotherapy and a stem-cell transplant failed to produce a second remission, and in his weakened immune state, he developed a dangerous case of pneumocystis pneumonia.

From Los Angeles Times

In the early 1980s, for instance, it was clinicians’ observations that pneumocystis pneumonia co-occurred with Kaposi’s sarcoma in men in San Francisco that led to the identification of HIV/AIDS as the common risk factor19.

From Nature

A: I lost a dear friend to pneumocystis pneumonia in 1982.

From Washington Post

A diagnosis of pneumocystis pneumonia at the same time meant he’d skipped the first two stages of HIV, straight to AIDS, though his health has improved since.

From Washington Times

Tests revealed that she had pneumocystis pneumonia and that she was H.I.V. positive.

From New York Times