Chest radiographic findings in patients with HIV/AIDS and pulmonary tuberculosis.

The study describes the main chest radiographic changes in people living with HIV/AIDS and pulmonary tuberculosis, confirmed by sputum culture. This was a descriptive study involving a total of 42 sputum tests from 42 people living with HIV/AIDS and a clinical suspicion of pulmonary tuberculosis. All patients attended two referral hospitals in Recife-PE, Brazil, between August 2009 and January 2012.