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Abdominal ultrasound findings of disseminated tuberculosis in AIDS
Author(s) -
MonillSerra J. M.,
MartinezNoguera A.,
Montserrat E.,
Maideu J.,
Sabaté J. M.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(199701)25:1<1::aid-jcu1>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , ultrasound , radiology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , abscess , pathology , surgery , immunology
The sonographic findings of 76 patients with tuberculosis and HIV infection are described. These findings were compared with a control group of 76 HIV‐positive patients without associated pathology. Those patients with tuberculosis and positive HIV titers commonly ( p = 0.05) showed retroperitoneal and mesenteric adenopathies with node diameters greater than 1.5 cm ( n = 27), and multiple, splenic, hypoechoic nodules between 0.5 cm and 1 cm ( n = 11). Additional findings include hepatic hyperechoic nodules ( n = 1) and retroperitoneal abscess ( n = 1). The combination of ultrasound features can help in the diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis in HIV‐positive patients with non‐specific clinical infections. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.