Computed tomography of the thorax in HIV disease

A wide variety of thoracic disorders can arise in patients infected with th e human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), although recent developments in the t herapeutic management of AIDS patients has resulted in a changing pattern o f chest disease. The use of CTT in the diagnosis and management of these th oracic manifestations is discussed along with the CT appearances of the var ious infectious and non-in,fectious complications of the acquired immune de ficiency syndrome (AIDS) which are commonly encountered in clinical practic e.