Most common pulmonary manifestation in AIDS

Ans. is 'b' i.e., Pneumonia Respiratory complications in AIDS Respiratory diseases in AIDS include A) Acute bronchitis and sinusitis They are caused by S. pneumoniae and H influenzae and are very common. B) Pulmonary diseases Pulmonary diseases are :- 1. Pneumonia Most common pulmonary manifestation is pneumonia : Bacterial pneumonia : It is caused most commonly by S pneumoniae and pneumococcal infection is the earliest serious infection in AIDS. H influenzae is also a common cause. P canna pneumonia : It is the most common cause of pneumonia in AIDS. Risk is greater when CD4 count less than 200/ml. 2. Tuberculosis In developing countries like India, most impoant pathogen is M tuberculosis. Other common pathogen causing TB is MAC (atypical mycobacteria). 3. Other pulmonary diseases These are fungal infections (cryptococcus, histoplasma, aspergillus), neopasms (Kaposi sarcoma, lymphoma) and idiopathic interstitial pneumonia.