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Table 3 Abdominal imaging by ultrasound or abdominal CT in HIV-infected patients with disseminated mycobacterial disease

From: Comparative radiological features of disseminated disease due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis vs non-tuberculosismycobacteria among AIDS patients in Brazil

 

All patients1 (n = 73)

MTB (n = 52)

NTM (n = 21)

P

Adenopathy

45 (61.6)

38 (73.1)

7 (33.3)

.003

Hepatomegaly

30 (41.1)

19 (36.5)

11 (52.4)

.32

Ascities

25 (34.2)

18 (34.6)

7 (33.3)

.86

Splenic hypodensities

20 (27.4)

20 (38.5)

0 (0.0)

.002

Hepatosplenomegaly

20 (27.4)

15 (28.8)

5 (23.8)

.88

Biliary tract alterations

19 (26.0)

12 (23.1)

7 (33.3)

.54

Splenomegaly

18 (24.7)

13 (25.0)

5 (23.8)

.84

Liver echotexture alteration

13 (17.8)

7 (13.5)

6 (28.6)

.86

Liver hypodensities

8 (11.0)

5 (9.6)

3 (14.3)

.74

Pancreatic lesions

3 (4.1)

3 (5.8)

0 (0.0)

.63

Intestinal abnormalities

2 (2.7)

2 (3.8)

0 (0.0)

.90

Abdominal Abscess

1 (1.4)

1 (1.9)

0 (0.0)

.63

  1. Note. Data are no. (%) of patients, unless otherwise indicated. MTB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis; NTM, non-tuberculous mycobacteria.
  2. 1 Patients diagnosed with tuberculosis, and non-tuberculous mycobacteria infection.