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Magnetic resonance angiography of primary varicella vasculitis: Report of two cases
Author(s) -
Kramer Larry A.,
VillarCordova Carlos,
Wheless James W.,
Slopis John,
Yeakley Joel
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-2586(199903)9:3<491::aid-jmri20>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - medicine , digital subtraction angiography , magnetic resonance imaging , magnetic resonance angiography , vasculitis , radiology , angiography , hemiparesis , pathology , disease
Two patients with onset of hemiparesis 3 weeks following primary varicella infection demonstrated contralateral temporal lobe and basal ganglia infarctions on magnetic resonance imaging. In both cases, magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) was performed and demonstrated flow abnormalities ipsilateral to the infarcts. Digital subtraction angiography was performed in one case; however, the findings were significantly less conspicuous than those of the MRA. MRA proved to be sensitive to the diagnosis of varicella‐induced vasculitis in two consecutive cases and provided a noninvasive means of following the progression of the disease process in response to therapy. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 1999;9:491–496. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.