A patient with a diagnosis of HIV is complaining of dyspnea and hemoptysis.The patient describes the presence of a cough,and plain radiographs demonstrate diffuse pulmonary infiltrates.This patient has had several bouts of pneumonia within the past year; he has sought treatment but finds it difficult to stay on a regimen given his travel (the patient resides abroad).He is likely to be diagnosed with which condition?

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P.carinii pneumonia is fairly common among the patient population described; the other forms of pneumonia would require further testing to identify specifically.Advances in treatment and monitoring decrease the chances of those in the United States developing the condition,but the same cannot be said for those abroad.

A Patient with a Diagnosis of HIV Is Complaining of Dyspnea