title: [Diagnostic results of abdominal computerized tomography in HIV-infected patients].
abstract: The exact frequency of pathologic findings in abdominal computed tomograms of HIV-infected patients is not yet known. To analyse such findings, CT scans of 339 HIV-infected patients were reviewed. While over four fifths of patients displayed abnormal findings; hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, pathologically enlarged lymph nodes, and bowel wall thickening were the most common signs of disease. Only for enlarged lymph nodes could a dependency on clinical stage of the infection be demonstrated. As a conclusion, abdominal computed tomography reveals pathologic findings in the vast majority of HIV-infected patients, almost independent of clinical stage. Specifically, CT provides well documented lymph node staging. There are practically no age-or sex-dependent disease patterns in abdominal CT scans.
authors.affiliation: Strahlenklinik und Poliklinik, Freie Universität Berlin, Klinikum Rudolf Virchow.
authors.forename: F D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Knollmann
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Grünewald
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mäurer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schedel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schröder
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pegios
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Vogl
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Pohle
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Felix
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008220:Lymphography; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Diagnostische Ergebnisse der abdominellen Computertomographie bei HIV-infizierten Patienten.