title: Clinics in diagnostic imaging (32). Opportunistic pneumonia in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
abstract: A 24-year old HIV-positive patient presented with fever and productive cough. Chest radiograph showed a cavitating pulmonary infiltrate. Diagnosis of Nocardosis was made from modified acid-fast stain of his sputum specimen. He responded well to antibiotics. The radiographic patterns of opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS, with emphasis on cavitary pneumonia, is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Hong Kong Queen Mary Hospital Hong Kong.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Peh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simarak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muttarak
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Simarak
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic