Document 0360
 DOCN  M9490360
 TI    Abdominal abnormalities in AIDS: detection at US in a large population.
 DT    9411
 AU    Smith FJ; Mathieson JR; Cooperberg PL; Department of Radiology,
       University of British Columbia, St; Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
 SO    Radiology. 1994 Sep;192(3):691-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94336876
 AB    PURPOSE: The authors studied the prevalence of abnormalities at
       abdominal ultrasonography (US) in patients with acquired
       immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), the temporal change in prevalence, and
       the use of US to correlate clinical indications with these
       abnormalities. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From 1983 to 1991, 899 AIDS
       patients were seen, representing 89.36% of the 1,006 AIDS patients in
       the province during that time. Of these, 414 underwent 684 US studies,
       399 of which were able to be reviewed. RESULTS: US results showed
       abnormalities in 264 of the 399 studies, including splenomegaly (n =
       124), lymphadenopathy (n = 83]), gallbladder and bile duct abnormalities
       (n = 80), hepatomegaly (n = 77), and ascites (n = 54). Clinical
       indications with the highest frequency of abnormal findings included
       hepatosplenomegaly (n = 337) and abnormal liver function tests (n =
       270). Lymph nodes more than 3 cm in diameter (in 10 of 83 patients with
       enlarged nodes) always represented an abnormality other than reactive
       hyperplasia. The percentage of abnormal results went from 25% in 1984
       (two of nine studies) to 81% in 1990 (77 of 95 studies). CONCLUSION: The
       prevalence of abdominal abnormalities depicted at US in AIDS patients
       has increased since 1983.
 DE    Abdomen/*ULTRASONOGRAPHY  Acquired Immunodeficiency
       Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS  Biliary Tract Diseases/COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS
       Female  Human  Liver Diseases/COMPLICATIONS/ULTRASONOGRAPHY  Lymphatic
       Diseases/COMPLICATIONS/ULTRASONOGRAPHY  Male
       Splenomegaly/COMPLICATIONS/ULTRASONOGRAPHY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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