Rhombencephalitis caused by adenovirus: MR imaging appearance.
Encephalitis is a rare manifestation of adenovirus infection. We report the MR imaging findings of a patient with rhombencephalitis caused by adenovirus. Imaging findings included T2 signal abnormalities in the brain stem and cerebellum with mild patchy enhancement and mass effect.
Zagardo
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MT
Department of Radiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, USA.
Shanholtz
C B
CB
Zoarski
G H
GH
Rothman
M I
MI
D000258:Adenovirus Infections, Human / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology*; D004660:Encephalitis; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged