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Abdominal CT revealing a large abscess in the abdominal wall.. The abscess was located under the abdominal rectus muscle and was separated from intra-abdominal lymph node swellings.
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CD4 cell count was 22 cells/muL and HIV RNA count was 20 copies/mL. CT revealed a large mass in the abdominal wall and multiple intra-abdominal lymph node swellings (Fig. 1).
Nine months after the diagnosis of disseminated MAC infection, left sternoclavicular joint was swollen.
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HIV RNA count was 89 copies/mL. CT revealed a recurrence of the abscess in the abdominal wall. He further developed arthritis in the lumbar, shoulder, and sternoclavicular joints, as detected by gallium scintigraphy (Fig. 2).