PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII INFECTION

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Date

1984

Description

Cysts of Pneumocystis jirovecii, formerly known as Pneumocystis carinii in an AIDS patient. Methenamine silver stain. Histopathology of lung shows characteristic cysts with cup forms and dot-like cyst wall thickenings.

Source

Public Health Image Library

Citation

CDC/ Dr. Edwin P. Ewing, Jr., “PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII INFECTION,” The Global Health Chronicles, accessed November 23, 2024, https://globalhealthchronicles.org/items/show/7670.