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Review Article
Review of Radiologic Infectious and Non-infectious Pulmonary Complications in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Patients
Author(s): Cardenas-Garcia Jose, Talwar Arunabh, Narasimhan Mangala, Malhotra Prashant and Shah Rakesh DCardenas-Garcia Jose, Talwar Arunabh, Narasimhan Mangala, Malhotra Prashant and Shah Rakesh D
The incidence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has decreased from its peak in the 1980’s yet there are currently more people living with HIV than ever before. As a result of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), the number of opportunistic infections has decreased, with a concurrent increase in the number of non-infectious complications, not initially observed in the initial HIV epidemic. The risk of developing HIV-related pulmonary complications is strongly influenced by the degree of immunosuppression, demographic characteristics, and the use of appropriate prophylaxis against HIV-associated opportunistic infections. This article reviews the radiographic and computed tomographic (CT) manifestations of common pulmonary infections and non-infectious pulmonary complications of HIV, and highlights the importance of clinical presentation, epidemiology .. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-105X.1000260
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