%0 Journal Article
%T A Prospective Study on Helical Computed Tomography in the Assessment of Gastrointestinal Lesions in HIV Patients
%A Devara Anil Kashi Vishnuvardhan
%A Kallepally Anil Kumar
%A Merugu Chandhana
%A Sonica Sharma
%A Vernekar Avinash
%J International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Allied Sciences
%@ 2277-3657
%D 2021
%V 10
%N 4
%R 10.51847/nI1wpa9XEe
%P 76-83
%X Helical computed tomography (HCT) helps early detection of gastrointestinal involvement and categorizes the lesions into infective and neoplastic etiologies. A quick institution of presumptive treatment reduces morbidity, hospital stay, etc. The study deals with the spectrum and frequency of gastrointestinal lesions in the abdomen of Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients and correlates the gastrointestinal lesions with CD4 count. A total of 40 patients with a known history of HIV infection and a recent CD4 count were included in the study. After correlating the computed tomography (CT) scans with clinical history, available hematological, biochemical, histopathological, serological investigations, etc., the lesions were classified into infective and neoplastic lesions. The yield of abnormal abdominal computed tomography findings was 95%, and the remaining 5% were normal. Neoplastic lesions occur at very low (
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