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M L Streiter

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PubMed1984

Pseudomembranous colitis: diagnosis by computed tomography.

Although the diagnosis of pseudomembranous colitis is generally straightforward in the appropriate clinical setting, patients may manifest clinical symptoms more suggestive of abdominal infection than of intestinal disease. Because these patients may have computed tomography (CT) as their first examination, it becomes important to recognize colonic changes that may reflect the presence of pseudomembranous colitis. We present two cases of this entity diagnosed by CT findings.

Abdomen, Acute↗
PubMed1982

Steroid-induced thoracic lipomatosis: paraspinal involvement.

Fat deposition of masslike proportion in the thoracic paraspinal area due to elevation of corticosteroids has not been well documented. Three cases are reported that demonstrate lower thoracic paraspinal widening on routine radiographs, subsequently proven to be fat by computed tomography. All three patients were cushingoid. Computed tomography offered a convenient way to document fat accumulation in an unusual location when other more serious processes were being considered.

Adrenal Cortex Hormones↗
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Metrizamide examination of traumatic lumbar nerve root meningocele.

Demonstration of traumatic lumbosacral root avulsion is a rare clinical entity because the bony pelvis offers support and protection to the nerve roots against stretching and rupture. Major vehicular trauma producing unstable pelvic fractures allows lumbosacral root avulsion to occur, and the 18th well-documented case is reported. Delay in diagnosis of several months is common. Demonstration of traumatic meningoceles is important, and metrizamide offers better visualization of the root than does iodophendylate. Absence of the root in the meningocele is equated with avulsion.

Adult↗