Familial mediterranean fever CT scan
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2]
Overview
There are no CT scan findings associated with familial Mediterranean fever. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of this disease, which include splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, focal peritonitis, and etc.
CT scan
There are no CT scan findings associated with familial Mediterranean fever. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of this disease, which include:[1]
- Splenomegaly
- Hepatomegaly
- Lymphadenopathy
- Focal peritonitis
- Peritoneal cysts
- Peritoneal fluid
- Other less common findings:
- Cavernous malformation of the splenic vein
- Terminal ileitis
- Incidental ovarian cysts
- Ovarian dermoid cyst
- Segmental renal infarct
- Bleeding from a ruptured renal cyst
References
- ↑ Aharoni, D.; Hiller, N.; Hadas-Halpern, I. (2000). "Familial Mediterranean fever: abdominal imaging findings in 139 patients and review of the literature". Abdominal Imaging. 25 (3): 297–300. doi:10.1007/s002610000006. ISSN 0942-8925.