Magnetic resonance angiography in a patient with Crohn's disease associated cerebral vasculitis.
Vasculitits of the central nervous system (CNS) is a known complication of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. We report the case of a female patient with Crohn's disease, developing vasculitis of the CNS with evidence of pathological vessel depiction on magnetic resonance angiography. To our knowledge this is the first case report regarding MRA documentation of vessel changes typical for angiitis in a patient with Crohn-associated vasculitis of the CNS.
Department of Radiology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Strasse 40, 06097 Halle, Germany. anschl68@yahoo.de
Andreas
A
Schluter
Michael
M
Krasnianski
Mirko
M
Krivokuca
Rolf P
RP
Spielmann
Stephan
S
Neudecker
Wolfgang
W
Hirsch
D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000187:drug effects; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D020293:Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D011239:Prednisolone