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Pediatric radiology · Jan 2007
Case ReportsThe aurora sign in a patient with type B Niemann-Pick disease.
- Eduardo Just da Costa e Silva, Sílvio Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Eduardo Luiz de Queiroz Praxedes, and Fernando José do Amaral.
- Departamento de Radiologia, Instituto Materno Infantil Professor Fernando Figueira, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. eduardojust@ig.com.br
- Pediatr Radiol. 2007 Jan 1;37(1):75-7.
AbstractThe aurora sign, a sonographic sign found on the sagittal and transverse view, refers to multiple bands of ring-down artifacts posterior to the right hemidiaphragm. Parenchymal lung disease should be suspected when this is present. We report a case of type B Niemann-Pick disease with pulmonary involvement and the aurora sign on abdominal sonography. High-resolution CT of the chest showed corresponding thickened interlobular septa.
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