title: [Hepatic and splenic abscesses in immunosuppressed patients].
abstract: Morphologic characteristics of hepatosplenic abscesses using ultrasound and CT examinations in 13 immunosuppressed patients are presented. Additionally, the results of diagnostic ultrasound and CT guided biopsy procedures (n = 13) are reported. On sonograms, bacterial abscesses were exclusively hypoechoic lesions whereas patients with mycotic abscesses showed additionally target lesions and lesions presenting a "wheels-within-wheels" appearance. Thus, with some limitations, us might help to differentiate between fungal and bacterial abscesses. On CT, all patients presented uniformly with hypodense lesions. Follow-up ultrasound studies showed these abscesses over periods as long as 24 months; biopsy proved some of these as fibrotic lesions without vital bacteria or fungi.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institut für radiologisch-physikalische Tumordiagnostik, I. Medizinische Universitätsklinik Wien.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mostbeck
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Grois
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mallek
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Herold
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pokieser
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Janata
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tscholakoff
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance / Q000502:physiology*; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Hepatale und lienale Abszesse bei immunsupprimierten Patienten.