• J Ultrasound Med · Feb 2016

    Case Reports

    Point-of-Care Ultrasound Findings Associated With Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in the Pediatric Emergency Department.

    • Marcela Preto-Zamperlini, Kirstin Weerdenburg, Gabriele Zamperlini-Netto, and Jason W Fischer.
    • Departments of Emergency Medicine (M.P.-Z.) and Pediatric Oncology and Hematology (G.Z.-N.), Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (K.W., J.W.F.). marcelapreto@hotmail.com.
    • J Ultrasound Med. 2016 Feb 1; 35 (2): 449-51.

    AbstractLangerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare disease characterized by clonal proliferation of Langerhans-type cells, causing local or systemic effects. One of the most affected sites in children is the skull. We describe 2 cases of children presenting to the pediatric emergency department with symptoms isolated to the scalp and the point-of-care focused skull ultrasound findings, which assisted in the diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in both cases.© 2016 by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.

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