IJAR - Indian Journal of Applied Research

Dr. N. GOPICHAND; Dr. D. SARADA; Dr. K. MANIDEVI; Dr. S. BABULAL

Volume : V, Issue : XI, November - 2015

CLINICO RADIOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF RESPIRATORY MANIFESTATIONS IN HIV SEROPOSITIVE PATIENTS

Dr. N. Gopichand, Dr. D. Sarada, Dr. K. Manidevi, Dr. S. Babulal

Abstract :

 Pulmonary complications have been one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality since the advent of AIDS. The spectrum of pulmonary illnesses in HIV infected patients includes both Opportunistic infections and Neoplasms. A cross sectional prospective study was conducted at Governmental General Hospital, Siddhartha medical college, Vijayawada in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine on a total of 100 sero–positive cases in a period of 12 months. Routine Pathologic and Microbiological investigations were done for specimens collected from each individual. The most common age group was 31– 40yrs followed by 21–30. Males constitute 65% and females 35%. Tuberculosis (81) is the commonest condition followed by Pneumocystis carinii (8) and others. Radiologically, 31% presented with Infiltrates/ opacities, 18% Pleural effusion, 11% normal chest X ray, 12% Cavity, 6% miliary TB and others. Knowledge of clinical and radiological features helps in early diagnosis of respiratory manifestations in HIV sero–positive individuals even in areas where CD4 count facilities are not available.