title: Rhodococcus equi infection in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Computed tomography aspects.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present the computed tomography aspects of Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in seven patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study of the computed tomography scans of seven patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and Rhodococcus equi infection.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The most common findings were consolidation (n = 7), consolidation with cavitation (n = 6), ground glass opacities (n = 6), peribronchial nodules (n = 4) and centrilobular nodules presenting a "tree-in-bud" pattern (n = 3).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The most common finding in patients with Rhodococcus equi pulmonary infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome was consolidation with cavitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. edmarchiori@bl.com.br
authors.forename: Edson
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marchiori
authors.forename: Renato Gonçalves
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: de Mendonça
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Capone
authors.forename: Elza Maria
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: de Cerqueira
authors.forename: Arthur Soares
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Souza Júnior
authors.forename: Gláucia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zanetti
authors.forename: Dante
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Escuissato
authors.forename: Emerson
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gasparetto
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016929:Rhodococcus equi; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed