title: Abdominal ultrasound findings of disseminated tuberculosis in AIDS.
abstract: The sonographic findings of 76 patients with tuberculosis and HIV infection are described. These findings were compared with a control group of 76 HIV-positive patients without associated pathology. Those patients with tuberculosis and positive HIV titers commonly (p = 0.05) showed retroperitoneal and mesenteric adenopathies with node diameters greater than 1.5 cm (n = 27), and multiple, splenic, hypoechoic nodules between 0.5 cm and 1 cm (n = 11). Additional findings include hepatic hyperechoic nodules (n = 1) and retroperitoneal abscess (n = 1). The combination of ultrasound features can help in the diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis in HIV-positive patients with non-specific clinical infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Monill-Serra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martinez-Noguera
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Montserrat
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maideu
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sabaté
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014386:Tuberculosis, Hepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014400:Tuberculosis, Splenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography