CTICasesAcute Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia (PJP)
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Imaging findings
Diffuse ground-glass opacities, septal thickening, and consolidative opacities with air bronchograms, likely indicative of concomitant acute lung injury (diffuse alveolar damage).
Key takeaways
Classic presentation of acute PJP pneumonia in an immunocompromised patient (HIV positive with very low CD4 count).
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