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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
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From: Lung infections in HIV-infected children: imaging pattern recognition and its correlation with CD4 counts

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Bacterial Infection. Frontal chest radiograph (CXR) in a 12-year-old HIV-positive male reveals diffuse consolidation (arrow in A) involving left lung field. After start of antibiotics, the consolidation showed gradual resolution (arrow in B), with appearance of two oval cystic lucencies (arrows in C) in left upper & mid zones suggesting pneumatocele formation. CT chest (sagittal plane in lung window) confirmed presence of pneumatoceles in left upper lobe (arrows in D). Axial CT in soft tissue window (E) showed enlarged pulmonary artery (thick arrow) suggestive of pulmonary hypertension, and few calcified mediastinal/hilar lymph nodes (thin arrows). Patient’s CD4 count was 354 cells/cu.mm. Sputum isolated pneumococcus. Patient showed complete clinical and radiological improvement after a course of antibiotic with non-visualization of pneumatoceles on follow-up CXR (F)

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