PMC4898168_01
66-year-old male with HIV-associated lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis. 99mTc sestamibi resting images of the heart, showing diffusely increased pulmonary uptake of the radiotracer.
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66-year-old male with HIV-associated lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis. 99mTc sestamibi stress images of the heart, showing diffusely increased pulmonary uptake of the radiotracer.
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66-year-old male with HIV-associated lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis. PA radiograph of the chest, showing diffuse, bilateral reticulonodular lung opacities most prominent at the bases.
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A review of the patient's prior chest x-ray showed the presence of diffuse, bilateral reticulonodular lung opacities that were more prominent at the bases (Fig. 3).
66-year-old male with HIV-associated lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis. Axial CT of the chest, showing patchy ground-glass appearance throughout both lungs.
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66-year-old male with HIV-associated lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis. Low-power magnification view of transbronchial lung biopsy, showing features of LIP, with expansion of the alveolar interstitium by mononuclear inflammatory cell infiltrates.
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The patient subsequently underwent a transbronchial lung biopsy, which confirmed the findings of lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis (LIP) (Fig. 5).