Radiological characteristics of pulmonary cryptococcosis in HIV-infected patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current understanding of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated pulmonary cryptococcosis (PC) is largely based on studies performed about 2 decades ago which reported that the most common findings on chest radiograph were diffuse interstitial infiltrates. Few studies are available regarding the computed tomography (CT) findings. The aim of this study was to characterize chest CT features of HIV-associated PC.

Methods

HIV patients with cryptococccal infection and pulmonary abnormalities on Chest CT between September 2010 and May 2016 in the Second Affiliated Hospital of the Southeast University were retrospectively analyzed. Confirmed cases of tumors, mycobacterial infections and other fungal infections were excluded from the analysis.

Results

60 case

SUBMITTER: Hu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5354418 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature