title: CT of the gut in the immunocompromised host.
abstract: The spread of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, the increasing popularity of bone marrow, renal, and other organ transplants, and the development of potent immunosuppressive drugs have produced a large population of immunocompromised hosts. These patients are at great risk for developing both opportunistic infections and neoplasms such as Kaposi's sarcoma and lymphoma. The gastrointestinal complications and computed tomographic manifestations of these previously rare disorders are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004064:Digestive System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography