S Das1, R F Miller. 1. Department of Genitourinary and HIV Medicine, Whittall Street Clinic, Whittall Street, Birmingham B4 6DH, UK.
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OBJECTIVES: To describe current knowledge on the aetiology, pathology, presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis in HIV infected adults. METHODS: A Medline search was performed using the key words "HIV," "pneumonitis," and "lymphocytes." A further search was performed with the MESH heading "interstitial lung disorders." Related articles were also searched using Pubmed. RESULTS: Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis is a common complication in HIV infected children. In adults it is uncommon and is described most commonly among black African and Afro-Caribbean patients. The aetiology and pathogenesis of lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis in HIV infection is not clear. The clinical and radiological presentations may be indistinguishable from Pneumocystis carinii infection and a lung biopsy is necessary to establish the diagnosis. Recent evidence suggests that lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis in HIV infected patients may respond to combination antiretroviral therapy with dramatic improvements in clinical and radiological abnormalities. CONCLUSION: Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis in HIV infected patients is a treatable condition. This condition should be considered in HIV infected patients presenting with respiratory symptoms as they may gain considerable benefit from antiretroviral therapy.
OBJECTIVES: To describe current knowledge on the aetiology, pathology, presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis in HIV infected adults. METHODS: A Medline search was performed using the key words "HIV," "pneumonitis," and "lymphocytes." A further search was performed with the MESH heading "interstitial lung disorders." Related articles were also searched using Pubmed. RESULTS:Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis is a common complication in HIV infectedchildren. In adults it is uncommon and is described most commonly among black African and Afro-Caribbean patients. The aetiology and pathogenesis of lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis in HIV infection is not clear. The clinical and radiological presentations may be indistinguishable from Pneumocystis carinii infection and a lung biopsy is necessary to establish the diagnosis. Recent evidence suggests that lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis in HIV infectedpatients may respond to combination antiretroviral therapy with dramatic improvements in clinical and radiological abnormalities. CONCLUSION:Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis in HIV infectedpatients is a treatable condition. This condition should be considered in HIV infectedpatients presenting with respiratory symptoms as they may gain considerable benefit from antiretroviral therapy.
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