Abstract

A, Oropeza et al. Abdominal ultrasound in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus. Gen [online]. 2014, vol.68, n.3, pp.85-93. ISSN 0016-3503.

Introduction: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection (HIV) is a serious health problem.In 2011, the Ministry of People's Power for Health estimated a prevalence of 0.91% with 111,324 cases over 15 year’s population. Ultrasound reports in patients with HIV are scarce. However, ultrasound is safe, non-invasive, affordable and accessible to study a large number of conditions. Patients and methods: A Prospective, descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed. HIV infected patients who underwent the Gastroenterology Service ofWestern General Hospital, from May 2012 to May 2013, to an abdominal echo were included. Results: 80 patients. 95% had abnormal ultrasound, 52% had gastrointestinal symptoms and of these, 100% had ultrasound abnormalities. 42.5% were C category, of which 100% had ultrasound abnormalities. We identified lesions in the liver (85%), gallbladder (65%), retroperitoneum (51,25%), Kidneys (37,5%), spleen (26,25%) and pancreas (3,75%) of the patients. Conclusions: Abdominal ultrasound is a useful and accessible diagnostic tool for the gastroenterologist to detect abdominal abnormalities in HIV patients.

Keywords : HIV; AIDS; abdominal ultrasound.

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