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  • Pulmonology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Immunology

Background:

  • HIV infection increases susceptibility to both acute and chronic lung diseases.
  • While antiretroviral therapy reduces infectious lung disease burden, chronic lung conditions remain a significant concern for people with HIV.
  • Cigarette smoking, more common in people with HIV, is a major risk factor for HIV-associated lung disease.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the current understanding of HIV-associated lung disease, including risk factors and underlying mechanisms.
  • To highlight the challenges in assessment, prevention, and treatment strategies.
  • To emphasize the need for further research, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and synthesis of existing research on HIV-associated lung disease.
  • Analysis of risk factors, including smoking, age, prior infections, and immunosuppression.
  • Examination of mechanistic pathways such as immune dysregulation, inflammation, oxidative stress, and microbiota alterations.

Main Results:

  • People with HIV have an increased risk of chronic lung diseases like COPD, asthma, and lung cancer.
  • Key contributing factors include smoking, older age, history of specific infections (bacterial pneumonia, Pneumocystis pneumonia, tuberculosis), and immunosuppression.
  • Mechanisms involve aberrant immunity, inflammation, oxidative stress, altered lung/gut microbiota, and environmental exposures.

Conclusions:

  • Smoking cessation is a critical intervention for HIV-associated lung disease.
  • Current management strategies are often extrapolated from HIV-uninfected populations, necessitating tailored approaches.
  • More research is needed to understand long-term consequences and optimize respiratory care for people with HIV globally.