Pulmonary infiltrates in immunocompromised patient

DDx

  • Bacterial pneumonia
  • Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP)
  • Tuberculosis
  • Fungal pneumonia, eg, coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, aspergillosis, candidiasis
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
  • Lymphoma
  • Kaposi’s sarcoma

See related DDx

  • Community-acquired pneumonia
  • Hospital-acquired pneumonia
  • Anaerobic pneumonia or lung abscess
  • Immunodeficiency disorders in adults
  • Fever in immunocompromised
  • Recurrent respiratory tract infection
  • Recurrent pneumonia

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