1.
AJR Am J Roentgenol
; 183(6): 1708-10, 2004 Dec.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15547214
Assuntos
Enfisema/complicações , Fasciite Necrosante/diagnóstico por imagem , Fasciite Necrosante/etiologia , Pielonefrite Xantogranulomatosa/complicações , Adulto , Enfisema/cirurgia , Fasciite Necrosante/cirurgia , Feminino , Humanos , Rim/patologia , Pielonefrite Xantogranulomatosa/cirurgia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
2.
Emerg Radiol
; 10(3): 163-5, 2003 Dec.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15290509
RESUMO
We encountered a case of pneumoperitoneum caused by a gas-forming splenic abscess in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Plain abdominal films and computed tomography demonstrated a large amount of free air. Pneumoperitoneum was eventually shown to represent gas liberated from fermentation by gas-forming organisms within the splenic abscess. Gas-containing necrotic tissue from the ruptured spleen mimicked the spillage of feces from colon perforation. The authors emphasize that a ruptured abscess should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen in an immunocompromised patient.