A possible role for MRI in polyarteritis nodosa: the "creeping fat" sign.
We describe a case of polyarteritis nodosa with diffuse abnormalities in subcutaneous fat by magnetic resonance imaging. These abnormalities returned to normal following treatment. Magnetic resonance imaging may have a role in the identification and diagnosis of systemic vasculitis.
Eckel
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Center for Non-Invasive Diagnosis, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131.
Sibbitt
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Sibbitt
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Newell
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Narva
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Fields
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Orrison
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D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000175:diagnosis*