Fig. 8

Bacterial Infection. CXR-PA view in a 13-year-old HIV-positive female shows bilateral mid-zone triangular patchy opacities causing silhouetting of adjacent cardiac borders (arrows, A). CT chest shows right middle lobe (RML) and lingular atelecto-brochiectatic changes (arrows in B, lung window), and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (arrow in C, soft issue window). Sputum could not isolate any microorganism. CD4 count was 1001cells/cu.mm. Patient was given antibacterial antibiotics and improved clinically and radiologically (D) over a period of 4 weeks