title: Overview of the radiology of connective tissue disorders in children.
abstract: This review article describes the imaging finding of the connective tissue disorders in children. The radiological features of the following conditions are described; the spondyloarthropathics, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), dermatomyositis, scleroderma, the vasculitides, Kawasaki disease, synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, osteitis (SAPHO), and focal myositis. The features on several integrated imaging techniques are described.
authors.affiliation: Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hanlon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography