A possible role for MRI in polyarteritis nodosa: the "creeping fat" sign

C G Eckel; R R Sibbitt; W L Sibbitt Jr; J D Newell Jr; A Narva; R Fields; W Orrison

doi:10.1016/0730-725x(88)90096-3

A possible role for MRI in polyarteritis nodosa: the "creeping fat" sign

Magn Reson Imaging. 1988 Nov-Dec;6(6):713-5. doi: 10.1016/0730-725x(88)90096-3.

Authors

C G Eckel¹, R R Sibbitt, W L Sibbitt Jr, J D Newell Jr, A Narva, R Fields, W Orrison

Affiliation

¹ Center for Non-Invasive Diagnosis, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131.

PMID: 2905412
DOI: 10.1016/0730-725x(88)90096-3

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adipose Tissue / pathology
Adult
Female
Fingers / blood supply*
Humans
Infarction / diagnosis*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Polyarteritis Nodosa / diagnosis*