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[Differential radiologic diagnosis of HIV-associated lung diseases]

Bildgebung. 1995 Dec;62(4):302-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96227400
Becker-Gaab C; Kuffer G; Kammer B; Bogner JR; Institut fur Radiologische Diagnostik,; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat, Munchen, Deutschland.

Abstract: In 1993 in Germany an estimated number of 50,000-70,000 individuals were infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), WHO estimations ranged up to 14 million HIV-positive individuals including 1 million children. AIDS-related diseases frequently occur in the lung. 65% of all AIDS-defining illnesses begin with life-threatening pulmonary infections. Most frequently HIV-positive patients present with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, followed by atypical mycobacteriosis, bacterial infections, Kaposi's sarcoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The purpose of this article is to identify pulmonary HIV-associated diseases by focusing on radiological patterns and correlating them with clinical findings.
Keywords: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/*RADIOGRAPHY Diagnosis, Differential English Abstract Human HIV Infections/*RADIOGRAPHY Lung Diseases/*RADIOGRAPHY Lung Neoplasms/*RADIOGRAPHY Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii/RADIOGRAPHY JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW, TUTORIALKWDaids-relatedopportunisticinfections/KWDradiographydiagnosis,differentialenglishabstracthumanhivinfections/KWDradiographylungdiseases/KWDradiographylungneoplasms/KWDradiographypneumonia,pneumocystiscarinii/radiographyjournalarticlereviewreview,tutorial
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