| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:11339 |
| Name | pneumocystosis |
| Definition | An opportunistic mycosis that is located in lungs, but can also occur in eyes, ears, skin, thyroid, pituitary, palate, parathyroid, esophagus, pleura, heart, liver, spleen, small intestine, adrenals, kidneys, bone marrow, and lymph nodes, has_material_basis_in Pneumocystis jirovecii that effects interstitial and alveolar tissues and has symptom nonproductive cough, has symptom shortness of breath, and has symptom fever. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000671.htm, http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=pneumocystis%20carinii%20pneumonia |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:57541005 |
| Subsets |
DO_infectious_disease_slim DO_rare_slim NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia [EXACT] Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia [EXACT] Pneumocystis pneumonia [EXACT] Pneumocystosis pneumonia [EXACT] pulmonary pneumocystosis [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a lung disease |