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Pneumocystis pneumonia
An organism called pneumocystis carini (now jirovechi) can cause infection of the lung, esp in the immunocompromised hosts and can cause profound hypoxemia, but is easily treated with good old septran.
Dr. Sanjay Agarwal reviewed this
28 year experience in Pulmonology
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