Magnetic resonance imaging in drug-induced meningitis.
Pathologic meningeal enhancement has been reported in patients with bacterial and viral meningitis. The authors describe a 52-year-old woman with drug-induced aseptic meningitis in whom diffuse meningeal enhancement was observed with magnetic resonance imaging after administration of gadolinium diethylenediaminepenta-acetic acid. The cause and mechanism of drug-induced aseptic meningitis and the value of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of this uncommon condition are stressed.
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Department of Radiological Sciences, Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Mass.
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D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D007052:Ibuprofen / Q000009:adverse effects; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives
D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D007052:Ibuprofen