The study aimed to investigate the correlation of brain MRI studies with clinical, laboratory, and pathology data for patients with AIDS.Purpose: to present systemized data on MRI forms of neurotuberculosis among patients with AIDS. Materials and methods. 37 HIV-positive patients 36,4±4,1 years old (22 males, 59.5%) were included in the study. All patients had CD4+ level < 200 /µl, neurological symptomssuggesting probable CNS lesions and confirmed tuberculosis. All patients underwent brain MRI. In case of detection of lesions, presumably of tuberculosis origin, the diagnosis was confirmed by at least one of the following methods: post-mortem autopsy, intravital biopsy, lumbar puncture, drug test therapy.Results. The following types of tuberculosis-associated CNS lesions were identified: intracerebral tuberculomas, meningeal tuberculomas, intracerebral abscess, vasculitis, ischemic ONMC, internal hydrocephalus, epidural abscess, leptomeningitis, pachymeningitis, cortical cerebritis. Conclusion. Magnetic resonance imaging with intravenous contrast is an effective diagnostic tool that allows to identify tuberculosis-associated CNS lesions, differentiate between forms and perform follow-ups to evaluate the effectiveness of the therapy.
Translated title of the contributionBRAIN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH AIDS INFECTED BY TUBERCULOSIS
Original languageRussian
Pages (from-to)62-89
JournalВестник Российского научного центра рентгенорадиологии
Volume20
Issue number4
StatePublished - 2020

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