Document 0649
 DOCN  M95A0649
 TI    Abdominal lymphadenopathy in children with AIDS.
 DT    9510
 AU    Chung CJ; Sivit CJ; Rakusan TA; Ellaurie M; Department of Diagnostic
       Imaging and Radiology, Children's; National Medical Center, Washington,
       DC, USA.
 SO    Pediatr AIDS HIV Infect. 1994 Oct;5(5):305-8. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE AIDS/95330395
 AB    PURPOSE. To identify conditions associated with abdominal
       lymphadenopathy in children with vertically-transmitted human
       immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. METHODS. Abdominal computed
       tomography (CT) scans were performed on 29 children over an eight-year
       period. The presence or absence of abdominal lymphadenopathy (> 10 mm in
       diameter) was prospectively evaluated at the time of CT. Clinical and
       histopathologic data in these children was reviewed. RESULTS. Abdominal
       lymphadenopathy was noted in eight (28%) children. The lymphadenopathy
       was isoattenuating relative to adjacent muscle in all cases. The most
       common specific associated diagnosis was systemic infection with
       Mycobacterium avium intracellulare (three children). One child had
       disseminated Kaposi sarcoma while four children had no known associated
       systemic infection or neoplasm. CONCLUSIONS. Abdominal lymphadenopathy
       was noted at CT in 28% of all HIV-infected children studied with CT and
       represented a nonspecific finding. The presence of lymphadenopathy
       should raise the suspicion of disseminated mycobacterial infection;
       however, it may also be observed in the absence of known systemic
       infection or neoplasm.
 DE    Abdomen/RADIOGRAPHY  Acquired Immunodeficiency
       Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS/RADIOGRAPHY/  TRANSMISSION  Child  Child,
       Preschool  Disease Transmission, Vertical  Female  Human  Infant
       Lymphatic Diseases/*COMPLICATIONS/RADIOGRAPHY  Male  Prospective Studies
       Tomography, X-Ray Computed  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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