Leiomyomas of the gallbladder and splenic calcifications in an HIV-infected child

P Tomà; A Loy; C Pastorino; L E Derchi

doi:10.1007/s002470050074

Leiomyomas of the gallbladder and splenic calcifications in an HIV-infected child

Pediatr Radiol. 1997 Jan;27(1):92-4. doi: 10.1007/s002470050074.

Authors

P Tomà¹, A Loy, C Pastorino, L E Derchi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital "G. Gaslini", Largo G. Gaslini 5, I-16148 Genoa, Italy.

PMID: 8995180
DOI: 10.1007/s002470050074

Abstract

Smooth muscle neoplasms seem to be particularly frequent in children with AIDS, and several cases of such lesions, both benign and malignant (leiomyomas and leiomyosarcomas), have recently been reported in the literature. We describe here the imaging findings in a boy with AIDS who developed two leiomyomas of the gallbladder wall as well as calcification of the intraparenchymal splenic arteries.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / congenital
Arteries / pathology
Calcinosis / complications*
Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
Calcinosis / pathology
Child, Preschool
Gallbladder Neoplasms / complications*
Gallbladder Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Gallbladder Neoplasms / pathology
Humans
Leiomyoma / complications*
Leiomyoma / diagnostic imaging
Leiomyoma / pathology
Male
Spleen / blood supply
Splenic Diseases / complications*
Splenic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography