Abdominal CT findings of disseminated Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare in AIDS

Conference · Thu Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985 · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5178213

Nyberg, D A; Federle, M P; Jeffrey, R B; Bottles, K; Wofsy, C B

Disseminated infection from Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI) has recently been recognized as a common and serious complication of the acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The authors report the computed tomographic (CT) findings of 17 patients with AIDS and disseminated MAI referred for abdominal CT examination. Multiple large retroperitoneal and mesenteric lymph nodes were demonstrated in 14 patients (82%). The authors concluded that large, bulky, intraabdominal adenopathy in AIDS patients should suggest the diagnosis of MAI infection as well as other known causes of adenopathy, including lymphoma and metastatic Kaposi sarcoma. The authors recommend percutaneous aspiration of enlarged intraabdominal lymph nodes to establish the correct diagnosis.

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, San Francisco
• OSTI ID: 5178213
• Report Number(s): CONF-860416-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 145:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ABDOMEN
ANIMAL TISSUES
BACTERIA
BACTERIAL DISEASES
BODY
BODY AREAS
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
IMMUNOSUPPRESSION
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
LYMPH NODES
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
LYMPHOMAS
MICROORGANISMS
MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES
MYCOBACTERIUM
NEOPLASMS
PATIENTS
RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM
SARCOMAS
TISSUES
TOMOGRAPHY
VIRAL DISEASES