Arterial splenic calcifications in children with AIDS: two case reports

Splenic calcifications in AIDS patients are usually round and result from infections with opportunistic pathogens such as Pneumocystis carinii, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare and Cytomegalovirus. We describe here a remarkable echopattern of the spleen in two pediatric patients, resulting from li...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric radiology 2002-05, Vol.32 (5), p.387-389
Hauptverfasser:	Ghersin, Eduard, Montalvo, Berta M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - complications Calcinosis - complications Calcinosis - diagnosis Child Child Welfare Cytomegalovirus Diagnosis, Differential Female Hepatitis - complications Hepatitis - diagnosis Humans Splenic Artery - diagnostic imaging Splenic Artery - pathology Splenic Diseases - complications Splenic Diseases - pathology Tomography, X-Ray Computed Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung:	Splenic calcifications in AIDS patients are usually round and result from infections with opportunistic pathogens such as Pneumocystis carinii, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare and Cytomegalovirus. We describe here a remarkable echopattern of the spleen in two pediatric patients, resulting from linear, branching calcifications in the splenic parenchymal arteries. We believe this echopattern represents the ultrasonographic manifestation of an HIV-associated vasculopathy.
ISSN:	0301-0449 1432-1998
DOI:	10.1007/s00247-001-0630-2