title: Ultrasonographic and microbiological diagnosis of mycetic liver abscesses in patients with AIDS.
abstract: A rare case of multiple mycetic abscesses in a patient with AIDS is reported: the diagnosis was suspected after an ultrasound (US) examination and was obtained with US guided percutaneous puncture. The US appearance and differential diagnosis of mycetic liver abscesses are discussed and the increasing role of US and US guided percutaneous puncture in the screening of these patients is stressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, IRCCS S. Matteo Università di Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Filice
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brunetti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carnevale
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dughetti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pirola
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Rondanelli
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000382:microbiology; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography