Abstract
In human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infected tuberculosis (TB) patients with negative acid-fast bacilli smears, chest radiography (CXR) is usually the first imaging step in the diagnostic work-up. Ultrasound, also in the form of focused assessment with sonography for TB-HIV (FASH), is an additional imaging modality used to diagnose extra-pulmonary TB (EPTB). Findings from 82 patients with abdominal TB diagnosed by ultrasound were analysed and compared with CXR results. Enlarged abdominal lymph nodes were seen in 75.6% of the patients, spleen abscesses in 41.2% and liver lesions in 30.6%. CXR showed a miliary pattern in 21.9% of the patients; 26.8% of the CXR had no radiological changes suggestive of pulmonary TB. This patient group would benefit from ultrasound in diagnostic algorithms for HIV-associated EPTB.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 342-344 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 1 2013 |
Keywords
- CXR
- EPTB
- FASH
- HIV
- Ultrasound
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Infectious Diseases