MRI of the head in Wegener's granulomatosis

Adv Exp Med Biol. 1993:336:319-21. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4757-9182-2_51.

Abstract

MRI of the head was performed in 25 patients suffering from Wegener's granulomatosis. 23 patients showed mucosal inflammation in the nasal cavity and in the paranasal sinuses, 10 patients had granulomas in the paranasal sinuses and in the orbits, 7 patients had cerebral lesions, 3 patients had submucosal hemorrhages in the paranasal sinuses and 3 patients showed bone erosions or destructions in the facial skeleton, which was visible only by CT.

MeSH terms

  • Bone and Bones / pathology
  • Brain / pathology
  • Female
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / pathology*
  • Head*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Nasal Cavity / pathology
  • Orbital Diseases / pathology
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / pathology
  • Sinusitis / pathology