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Abdominal Ultrasound Findings in 782 Nigerian Adults* |
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| HIV Status Number |
HIV + 391 |
HIV-(Control) 391 |
P-value |
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| Ultrasound Finding |
Freq |
% |
Freq |
% |
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| Normal |
228 |
58.3 |
256 |
65.5 |
0.045 |
| Splenomegaly |
57 |
14.6 |
30 |
7.7 |
0.011 |
| Hepatomegaly |
52 |
13.3 |
58 |
14.8 |
0.381 |
| Renal parenchymal disease |
33 |
8.4 |
15 |
3.8 |
0.025 |
| Extrahepatic duct dilatation |
10 |
2.6 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| Lymphadenopathy |
8 |
2.0 |
5 |
1.3 |
0.701 |
| Cholelithiasis |
6 |
1.5 |
20 |
5.1 |
0.006 |
| Hydronephrosis |
5 |
1.3 |
5 |
1.3 |
0.844 |
| Ascites |
5 |
1.3 |
22 |
5.6 |
0.001 |
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* Since some patients had more than one finding the total frequency is greater than the number of patients. | |||||
Obajimi et al. BMC Medical Imaging 2008 8:5 doi:10.1186/1471-2342-8-5 |
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