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Congenital HIV and Tracheal Diverticulosis

Terry L. Levin1, Laura Weingart2, Henry M. Adam2 and Alfin G. Vicencio2

1 Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467.
2 Department of Pediatrics, Section of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center, 3415 Bainbridge Ave., Bronx, NY 10467.



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  		Fig. 1A. —19-year-old man with congenital HIV infection, severe airflow obstruction, and persistent cough. On chest CT scan, numerous tracheal diverticula are visualized. Their communication with trachea via air-filled necks is clearly seen.

 


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  		Fig. 1B. —19-year-old man with congenital HIV infection, severe airflow obstruction, and persistent cough. Fiberoptic bronchoscopic images reveal that trachea and carina have numerous well-circumscribed abnormalities along right posterior tracheal wall (arrows, B). Image obtained at close range in one lesion shows opening of diverticulum into trachea (C).

 


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  		Fig. 1C. —19-year-old man with congenital HIV infection, severe airflow obstruction, and persistent cough. Fiberoptic bronchoscopic images reveal that trachea and carina have numerous well-circumscribed abnormalities along right posterior tracheal wall (arrows, B). Image obtained at close range in one lesion shows opening of diverticulum into trachea (C).

 

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