Tuberculous abscess of the pancreas in AIDS: CT findings

Mt Sinai J Med. 1989 Sep;56(4):297-9.

Abstract

Tuberculous abscess of the pancreas is a rare complication of disseminated tuberculosis. The computed tomographic appearance of a tuberculous pancreatic abscess in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is described. One should consider this diagnosis whenever a patient with AIDS has diffuse abdominal lymphadenopathy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnosis
  • Abscess / diagnostic imaging*
  • Abscess / etiology
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Drainage
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
  • Pancreatic Diseases / diagnosis
  • Pancreatic Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pancreatic Diseases / etiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Tuberculosis / complications
  • Tuberculosis / diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis / diagnostic imaging*