DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2014.v02i06.013

Pages: 2003-2009

HIV is one of the most important infections that causes significant detriment in the human immunity causing many opportunistic infections. Fifty six patients HIV seropositive individuals out of 482 were selected who come to Outpatient in department of pulmonary medicine who had pulmonary complaints with normal chest radiograph were selected. Out of the 56 patients who were investigated, 4 patients did not turn up for follow up with the investigation report. Only 52 are included in the present study. Out of these 52 patients with normal chest radiographs, 19 patients had abnormal HRCT findings. In conclusion, HRCT of chest is a useful cost-effective investigation, and is superior in demonstrating the distribution and extent of parenchymal abnormalities and can localize the lesions in the lungs and helps further diagnostic accuracy in invasive investigations.