scholarly journals X-RAY DIAGNOSTICS OF BRAIN DAMAGE IN UNIDENTIFIED HIV INFECTION

Author(s):  
A.V. Sudarkina ◽  
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A.P. Dergilev ◽  
А.А. Kuzovkova ◽  
A.P. Nadeev ◽  
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Brain damage can be observed at any stage of HIV infection, and the spectrum of its causes is extremely diverse. Neuroimaging techniques play a key role in assessing brain lesions. The article describes a clinical case of multifocal brain damage in a patient with undiagnosed HIV infection, discusses the possibilities of various methods of radiation examination for differential diagnosis, demonstrates the most important role of a comprehensive clinical examination for making a diagnosis.

2019 ◽  
pp. 53-55
Author(s):  
E. V. Yakovleva

Disseminated lung diseases have similar non-specific manifestations in various etiologies, pathogenesis, and morphology. Pulmonary dissemination is the concept of X-ray, there are no pathognomonic symptoms on a radiograph that are inherent in a particular disease with pulmonary dissemination, therefore, in real clinical practice, differential diagnosis in pulmonary dissemination is the prerogative of the physician. Diseases that are manifested by pulmonary dissemination can be classified by dissemination of infectious causes (tuberculosis, HIV-associated dissemination, fungal lesions), malignant pulmonary lesions (carcinomatosis, cancer lymphangitis), cardiogenic dissemination and interstitial lung diseases. In recent years, the incidence of allergic interstitial lung diseases has increased. Infectious lesions of the lungs in patients with HIV infection and reduced immune status in many cases also have a disseminated form and cause difficulties in the differential diagnosis of tuberculosis. The article presents a clinical case of pneumocystis pneumonia in an HIV-infected patient with pulmonary dissemination syndrome on X-ray. The difficulties of the diagnostic search with low compliance of the patient and the physician are shown (a patient registered with HIV for 10 years hid this fact of his history from the attending physician and gave a written refusal to get tested for HIV fibrobronchoscopy). The possibility of introducing compulsory HIV screening for all patients admitted to the hospital with disseminated processes in the lungs has been considered.


2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 537-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin J. Hayempour ◽  
Susan E. Rushing ◽  
Abass Alavi

Neuroimaging enables highly accurate and specific identification of treatable brain injuries for the purposes of preventing secondary damage as well as providing useful prognostic information. This article addresses the range of currently employed neuroimaging techniques and their utility in assessing legal claims involving the presence of brain damage.


Author(s):  
A. V. Laryukov ◽  
E. K. Laryukova

Purpose: Improvement of the differential diagnosis of fibrous dysplasia of the of the base of the skull on the basis of X-ray computed tomography data, taking into account clinical and medical data.Material and methods: The results of examination of 24 patients with lesions of the base of the skull were analyzed. Group 1: 15 patients with fibrous dysplasia, directed to examination with a diagnosis of osteoplastic metastases of the base of the skull. Group 2: 9 patients with metastases to the base of the skull. All patients underwent computer tomography and SPECT/CT.Results: Comparison of clinical and radiological symptoms in patients with metastatic lesions of the base of the skull (group 2) and patients with fibrous dysplasia of the base of the skull (group 1) allows us to state that errors in the differential diagnosis of bone metastases and fibrous dysplasia of the base of the skull in a number of cases are associated with a lack of awareness of radiologists.Conclusion: The presented data will help to improve the diagnosis of fibrous dysplasia of the base of the skull.


1995 ◽  
Vol 109 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Gareth Williams ◽  
Tony Douglas-Jones

AbstractThe resurgence of tuberculosis world-wide and its association with HIV infection means a greater likelihood of otolaryngologists encountering the disease in one form or another. In this review the features of primary and secondary tuberculosis in various head and neck sites are described, and recent advances in diagnosis are discussed. For the otolaryngologists other important aspects such as infections with atypical mycobacteria, the differential diagnosis of cervical lymphadenopathy in HIV-infected patients, recently recognized problems in drug treatment, and the role of surgery in head and neck tuberculosis are also discussed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-160
Author(s):  
Elizaveta G. Nekrasova ◽  
Valery V. Dubensky ◽  
Vladislav V. Dubensky ◽  
Olga A. Alexandrova ◽  
Eатерина S. Muraveva

The article presents a clinical case of pustular psoriasis and arthropathy in a patient with HIV infection. The diagnosis of psoriasis was confirmed by morphological examination. Signs of arthropathy were confirmed by X-Ray: presence of oligoarthritis of the distal interphalangeal joints of the fingers and feet was seen. Dactylitis severity ― 23 points, the Ritchie index ― 2, DLQI ― 28. The clinical course of psoriasis and its treatment in HIV-infected patients was considered after taking into account the data from literature and the patients current condition and observation. The above observation of a combination of several clinical forms of psoriasis (vulgar, pustular and arthropathy) in patients with HIV infection is an illustration of the features of the course and comorbidity of chronic dermatosis and AIDS, due to the influence of the infectious process, immunosuppression and ART. The development of pustular form and arthropathy creates the additional challenge of prescribing basic systemic treatment for severe and complicated psoriasis in an HIV-infected patient due to the presence of contraindications due to comorbidity. The glucocorticosteriod selected by the committee was effective on the skin and joint pathological processes, without having any negative impact on the course and treatment of the HIV infection. Such cases require further study and development of methods for the treatment of patients with comorbidity and their inclusion in an additional section in the clinical recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of psoriasis.


2017 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-266
Author(s):  
M L Gorbunova ◽  
S N Volkova ◽  
G V Shestakova ◽  
E L Spiridonova

The article presents а description of our personal case of pulmonary and hepatic echinococcosis in a 38-years-old patient. Literature data on clinical presentation, laboratory and instrumental diagnostic methods of the disease are presented. Different variants of clinical presentation of pulmonary echinococcosis and its possible complications are described. The problems of differential diagnosis, surgical and conventional methods of treatment are analyzed. The presented clinical case confirms the wide spread opinion that the diagnosis of pulmonary echinococcosis based on only the results of chest X-ray is extremely challenging. Frequent diagnostic mistakes are associated with the primary diagnosis of pneumonia based on chest X-ray. Use of high-pitch spiral computed tomography implemented recently into clinical practice provides early differential diagnosis of pulmonary lesions with parasitic diseases, in particular, with echinococcosis. The final diagnosis is confirmed by serologic methods of echinococcosis diagnosis with the use of enzyme immunoassays.


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1S) ◽  
pp. 156-158
Author(s):  
I M Uliukin ◽  
M A Bulygin ◽  
Yu I Bulankov ◽  
E S Orlova

A clinical case of the asymptomatic onset of HIV-infection on the background of clinically significant osteochondrosis and hypertension in the absence of an epidemiological history, and an analysis of the scientific literature on the problem are presented. It is important to note the low level of viral load in the patient, but there are conflicting reports in the literature about the correlation of levels of HIV viral RNA in the cerebrospinal fluid in patients with neurological manifestations. The treatment and diagnostic tactics in diagnostically unclear cases are discussed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-207
Author(s):  
Iryna V. Baranova ◽  
Kateryna P. Postovitenko ◽  
Iryna A. Iliuk ◽  
Sergii P. Kolisnyk ◽  
Alla F. Gumeniuk ◽  
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The objective of our study was to interpret and discuss atypical multiple myeloma case. The article describes the case of clinical observation of a patient K, in which manifestations of chronic kidney disease and circulatory failure prevailed in clinical picture of the disease. The authors recommended an X-ray examination of skull and pelvic bones as a screening method suitable for elderly people with symptoms of chronic renal insufficiency and chronic bone and muscle pain resistant to treatment.


Author(s):  
Raghav Kumar ◽  
Saroj Kumari

Background: The main goal of imaging in acute abdomen is to narrow down the differential diagnosis and for prompt treatment. Material and methods: This study was done on patient presented with acute abdomen in Department of Radiodiagnosis, SMS Medical College & Associate Group of Hospitals, Jaipur. Scout X-ray done in 100 patients. Scout X –Ray film gives lots of information and very helpful in diagnosing perforation and intestinal obstruction. Results: USG was able to diagnose 94% cases of perforation peritonitis. intes­tinal obstruction was diagnosed only in 73.17% of cases with USG. Conclusion: This study shows that simple X-Ray plays an important role in definite diagnosis of acute abdomen as compare to USG. Keywords: Ultrasound, X- Ray, Acute Abdomen


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