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Computed tomography of rectal and perirectal disease in AIDS patients.

Gastrointest Radiol. 1987;12(1):67-70. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/87081261
Albin J; Lewis E; Eftekhari F; Shirkhoda A

Abstract: Twenty-eight homosexual men with Kaposi sarcoma as part of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS-related KS) and 2 homosexual men without AIDS were examined with abdominal and pelvic computed tomography (CT). Abnormalities of the rectum and perirectal areas were seen in 8 of the 30 patients on CT examination. Endoscopy and biopsy of the colon in these 8 cases revealed inflammatory changes in 6 patients and KS in 2. The CT abnormalities were not specific for inflammatory disease or tumor, and endoscopy with biopsy was necessary to establish an accurate diagnosis.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adult Evaluation Studies Homosexuality Human Male Middle Age Rectal Diseases/ETIOLOGY/*RADIOGRAPHY Rectal Neoplasms/RADIOGRAPHY Sarcoma, Kaposi's/COMPLICATIONS *Tomography, X-Ray Computed JOURNAL ARTICLE

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