title: Radiologic evaluation of the acute abdomen in the patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): the role of CT scanning.
abstract: Abdominal complaints are common in the HIV-infected patient, and the signs and symptoms of disease may be masked by concurrent illness and a weak immune response, making accurate diagnosis difficult. Patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are susceptible to diseases common to the general population; however, their generalized state of immunodeficiency places them at increased risk for many unusual disorders, predominately infectious and neoplastic. Radiologic evaluation, in particular, computed tomography (CT) with its ability to image the entire abdomen and pelvis, plays a crucial role in the prompt and accurate diagnosis and treatment of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D016483:Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed