Renata Rolim Soares, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Maud Mostafa Morshedi MD, PhD, Abstract Co-Author: Speaker, Surefire Medical, Inc

Mitchell Gudmundsson MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Mozambique, an underdeveloped country in Southeast Africa, is a nation of 24 million people but with a health expenditure of $35 per capita and a life expectancy of 52.6 years, one of the lowest in the world. The prevalence of infectious disease such as HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria are high and a significant portion of the population does not receive treatment until they present with advanced stages of these and other infectious diseases. Given the limited experience of radiologists in more developed countries with these advanced disease processes, this exhibit reviews the multimodality imaging findings of some of the most common infectious diseases seen at the largest teaching hospital in Mozambique. It is critical for radiologists to be familiar with imaging findings of advanced infectious diseases in order to provide accurate diagnosis and guide treatment.

We provide a comprehensive pictorial review of a variety of advanced infectious diseases seen in Mozambique, including central nervous system tuberculosis, spondylodiscitis with multiple abdominal and retroperitoneal collections, disseminated cryptococcosis, neurotoxoplasmosis, cerebral malaria, and viral encephalitis, review their differential diagnoses, and discuss their clinical presentations.

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Soares, R, Morshedi, M, Gudmundsson, M, Out of Africa: Advanced Cases of Infectious Diseases in Mozambique.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14013986.html