• Singap Med J · Dec 1997

    Case Reports

    Clinics in diagnostic imaging (32). Opportunistic pneumonia in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

    • W C Peh, S Simarak, M Muttarak, and S C Simarak.
    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Hong Kong Queen Mary Hospital Hong Kong.
    • Singap Med J. 1997 Dec 1; 38 (12): 535-9.

    AbstractA 24-year old HIV-positive patient presented with fever and productive cough. Chest radiograph showed a cavitating pulmonary infiltrate. Diagnosis of Nocardosis was made from modified acid-fast stain of his sputum specimen. He responded well to antibiotics. The radiographic patterns of opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS, with emphasis on cavitary pneumonia, is discussed.

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