Radiological findings in three acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients with Rhodococcus equi pneumonia
LIU Jin-xin, TANG Xiao-ping, ZHANG Lie-guang, JIANG Song-feng, CHEN Bi-hua, ZHANG Zhi-ping, HUANG De-yang, GAN Qing-xin, TANG Yong, LING Zhou-kun, HUANG Wu-zhi
Published 2011-02-10
Cite as Chin J Radiol, 2011,45(02): 156-158. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1005-1201.2011.02.014
Abstract
Objective To study the imaging appearances of Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in three patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ( AIDS). Methods Thoracic imaging appearances of Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in three patients with AIDS were retrospectively analyzed. Results The chest radiograph showed patchy consolidations and small nodules ( n = 3 ), large consolidations with multiple cavitations ( n = 2). CT showed large lobar or segmental consolidations with multiple cavitations (n=2),patchy consolidations (n=2), bronchiectasis (n=1), multiple small centrilobular nodules ( n = 2) and tree-in-bud patterns (n = 2). Conclusion The most common radiological findings in AIDS patients with Rhodococcus equi pulmonary infection are large consolidations with multiple cavitations and multiple centrilobular nodules.
Key words:
Lung diseases; AIDS-related opportunistic infections; Diagnostic imaging
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LIU Jin-xin
Department of Radiology, the Eighth People Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou 510060, China
TANG Xiao-ping
Department of Radiology, the Eighth People Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou 510060, China
ZHANG Lie-guang
Department of Radiology, the Eighth People Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou 510060, China
JIANG Song-feng
Department of Radiology, the Eighth People Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou 510060, China
CHEN Bi-hua
Department of Radiology, the Eighth People Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou 510060, China
ZHANG Zhi-ping
Department of Radiology, the Eighth People Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou 510060, China
HUANG De-yang
Department of Radiology, the Eighth People Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou 510060, China
GAN Qing-xin
Department of Radiology, the Eighth People Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou 510060, China
TANG Yong
Department of Radiology, the Eighth People Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou 510060, China
LING Zhou-kun
Department of Radiology, the Eighth People Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou 510060, China
HUANG Wu-zhi
Department of Radiology, the Eighth People Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou 510060, China