[Diagnostic results of abdominal computerized tomography in HIV-infected patients].
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.
Knollmann
F D
FD
Strahlenklinik und Poliklinik, Freie Universität Berlin, Klinikum Rudolf Virchow.
Grünewald
T
T
Mäurer
J
J
Schedel
H
H
Schröder
R
R
Pegios
W
W
Vogl
T J
TJ
Pohle
H D
HD
Felix
R
R
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
Diagnostische Ergebnisse der abdominellen Computertomographie bei HIV-infizierten Patienten.