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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Published in:	Pediatric radiology Vol. 32; no. 5; pp. 387 - 389
Main Authors:	Ghersin, Eduard, Montalvo, Berta M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Germany Springer Nature B.V 01-05-2002
Subjects:	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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Summary:	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.
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ISSN:	0301-0449 1432-1998
DOI:	10.1007/s00247-001-0630-2