A STUDY ON PULMONARY MANIFESTATIONS IN HIV/AIDS PATIENT'S ATTENDING TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL HYDERABAD

Abstract

Advances in our understanding of Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have led to Improved care and incremental increases in survival. However, the pulmonary manifestations of HIV/Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Respiratory complaints are most common in patients who are HIV positive. The great majority of lung complications of HIV/AIDS are of infectious etiology but neoplasm, interstitial pneumonias, Kaposi sarcoma and lymphomas add significantly to patient morbidity and mortality. Imaging plays a vital role in the diagnosis and management of lung of complications associated with HIV. Accurate diagnosis is based on an understanding of the pathogenesis of the processes involved and their imaging findings. Imaging also plays an important role in selection of the most appropriate site for tissue sampling, staging of disease and follow-ups. The present study consisted of 100 HIV seropositive with pulmonary manifestations in patients attending chest hospital, yerragadda, Hyderabad with a standardized questionnaire was administered, and clinical databases were analyzed..