title: Tuberculous abscess of the pancreas in AIDS: CT findings.
abstract: Tuberculous abscess of the pancreas is a rare complication of disseminated tuberculosis. The computed tomographic appearance of a tuberculous pancreatic abscess in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is described. One should consider this diagnosis whenever a patient with AIDS has diffuse abdominal lymphadenopathy.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Berson
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Mendelson
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Janus
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*