title: [Cytomegalovirus infection of the intestinal tract. Computed tomographic findings in AIDS patients].
abstract: To check the value of computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of the intestine, CT findings in ten patients with coloscopically proven CMV infection were reviewed. All patients were chronically ill men with AIDS. In nine of the ten cases CT scans of the small intestine and/or colon disclosed abnormalities. The predominant alteration (9/9) was a symmetric wall thickening in the bowel segments involved (10-30 mm). The location and extent showed good agreement with the inflammatory areas seen on coloscopy. The cecum and terminal ileum were the regions most frequently affected. In seven of the nine patients with CT abnormalities CT revealed pericolonic inflammation, particularly around the cecum. Lymph nodes were increased but not enlarged. Comparison of the findings in intestinal CMV infection with those in other AIDS-related diseases suggests that CT may be to limit the differential diagnosis. Abdominal CT serves as suitable primary imaging modality for the initial evaluation of patients with AIDS and abdominal symptoms of unknown etiology.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Diagnostische Radiologie, Universität Düsseldorf.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Engelbrecht
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grützner
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mauss
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schonlau
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mödder
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Zytomegalievirusinfektion des Intestinaltraktes. Computertomographische Befunde bei AIDS Patienten.