Abstract
Sixty-nine percent of AIDS patients show evidence of splenomegaly on their plain chest film. This splenomegaly is not related to severity of AIDS, to intravenous drug abuse or to any specific infection or neoplasm but correlates well with severity of anemia, pancytopenia, and thrombocytopenia. Increasing splenomegaly usually indicates worsening of AIDS. The triad of splenomegaly, interstitial lung disease sparing the bases, and very thin chest wall soft tissues is highly specific for the diagnosis of AIDS. The sensitivity of the plain film for diagnosing AIDS can be increased by including AIDS in the differential diagnosis of all patients with splenomegaly, intrathoracic lymphadenopathy, cachexia, or bilateral interstitial lung disease of unknown cause.
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