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[CT-morphologic aspects of the liver in patients with HIV infection]

Aktuelle Radiol. 1994 Jul;4(4):188-91. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/95002230
Schedel H; Wicht L; Rogler G; Langer R; Felix R; Strahlenklinik und Poliklinik, Universitatsklinikum Rudolf; Virchow, Freie Universitat Berlin.

Abstract: CT examinations of the liver in HIV-infected patients show more frequent pathological findings. The extended spectrum of differential diagnosis and atypical manifestations of disorders in immunodeficient patients needs to be considered in the interpretation of CT scans. Difficulties in the differential diagnosis of focal hepatic lesions in HIV-infected patients are demonstrated in the following. Besides the relatively common findings in HIV-infection such as hepato-or hepatosplenomegalia, lymphoma, and inflammatory changes of the bowel an infection with Cryptococcus neoformans, hepatitis, and local steatosis of the liver are discussed as the rare causes for suspect computertomographic findings in the live of HIV-infected patients. The examinations were obtained consecutively in 76 HIV-infected patients during abdominal CT staging.
Keywords: Adult AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/*RADIOGRAPHY Case Report Cryptococcosis/RADIOGRAPHY Diagnosis, Differential English Abstract Fatty Liver/RADIOGRAPHY Hepatitis B/RADIOGRAPHY Human HIV Infections/*RADIOGRAPHY Liver Diseases/*RADIOGRAPHY Liver Neoplasms/RADIOGRAPHY Male Middle Age *Tomography, X-Ray Computed JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDadultaids-relatedopportunisticinfections/KWDradiographycasereportcryptococcosis/radiographydiagnosis,differentialenglishabstractfattyliver/radiographyhepatitisb/radiographyhumanhivinfections/KWDradiographyliverdiseases/KWDradiographyliverneoplasms/radiographymalemiddleageKWDtomography,x-raycomputedjournalarticle
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