RT Book, Section
A1 Chesnutt, Asha N.
A1 Chesnutt, Mark S.
A1 Prendergast, Niall T.
A1 Prendergast, Thomas J.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1175807650
T1 Pulmonary Infiltrates in the Immunocompromised Host
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2021
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260469868
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175807650
RD 2023/02/08
AB Pulmonary  infiltrates  in  immunocompromised  patients  (patients  with  HIV  disease,  absolute  neutrophil  counts  less  than  1000/mcL  [less  than  1.0  ×  109/L],  current  or  recent  exposure  to  myelosuppressive  or  immunosuppressive  medications,  or  those  currently  taking  more  than  5  mg/day  of  prednisone)  may  arise  from  infectious  or  noninfectious  causes.  Infection  may  be  due  to  bacterial,  mycobacterial,  fungal,  protozoal,  helminthic,  or  viral  pathogens.  Noninfectious  processes,  such  as  pulmonary  edema,  alveolar  hemorrhage,  medication  reactions,  pulmonary  thromboembolic  disease,  malignancy,  and  radiation  pneumonitis,  may  mimic  infection.