CHANGING TRENDS IN THE PULMONARY MANIFESTATIONS OF AIDS

This article reviews the changing trends observed in AIDS patients ove r the course of the epidemic. The spectrum of diseases of the chest as sociated with HIV infection is vast and varied. To generate a useful d ifferential diagnosis based on imaging findings, the radiologist must appreciate shifts in disease prevalence and epidemiology and appreciat e changing radiographic manifestations of many of these diseases. Imag ing findings, both with chest radiography and CT scan, are summarized and the importance of integration of clinical information in interpret ing these images and generating a reasonable differential diagnosis is emphasized.