WIDESPREAD VISCERAL CALCIFICATIONS IN DISSEMINATED PNEUMOCYSTIS-CARINII INFECTION - CT CHARACTERISTICS

被引:22
作者
FEUERSTEIN, IM
FRANCIS, P
RAFFELD, M
PLUDA, J
机构
[1] NCI,PATHOL LAB,BETHESDA,MD 20892
[2] GEORGETOWN UNIV,WASHINGTON,DC 20007
关键词
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Computed tomography; Lungs; infection; Lymphatic system; Pneumocystis carinii;
D O I
10.1097/00004728-199001000-00032
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
A case of disseminated Pneumocystis carinii infection is presented. Calcifications of similar character were found by CT in the lymph nodes, spleen, liver, and kidneys. Biopsy of a calcified axillary lymph node demonstrated necrotizing granulomatous lymphadenitis, with Pneumocystis organisms and dystrophic calcifications clustered centrally within the granulomas. © 1990 Raven Press, Ltd., New York.
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页码:149 / 151
页数:3
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