Tuberculous lymphadenitis of the thorax: Comparisons of imaging findings between patients with and those without hiv infection

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 199, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1234-1240

  Song, Inyoung ^a   Jeong, Yeon Joo ^b   Lee, Kyung Soo ^a   Koh, Won Jung ^a   Um, Sang Won ^a   Kim, Tae Sung ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AIDS; CT; Lymphatic system; Mediastinum; Thorax; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; LUNG LESION; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IOPAMIDOL; MALE; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE;

EID: 84870900745     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.12.8522     Document Type: Article

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