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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