Abdominal CT findings of disseminated Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare in AIDS. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1985. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Abdominal CT findings of disseminated Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare in AIDS.

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1985 Aug;145(2):297-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/85275810
Nyberg DA; Federle MP; Jeffrey RB; Bottles K; Wofsy CB

Abstract: Disseminated infection from Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI) has recently been recognized as a common and serious complication of the acquired immunodeficiency 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%). MAI involvement was confirmed within abdominal lymph nodes in six patients by fine-needle percutaneous aspiration (five patients) or postmortem examination (one patient) and within enlarged peripheral lymph nodes in two other patients. 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.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adult Human Male Middle Age Mycobacterium avium Mycobacterium Infections, Atypical/ETIOLOGY/RADIOGRAPHY *Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal/ETIOLOGY/*RADIOGRAPHY Tuberculosis, Lymph Node/ETIOLOGY/*RADIOGRAPHY JOURNAL ARTICLE

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