Langerhans' cell histiocytosis presenting with an intracranial epidural hematoma.
An 8-year-old boy developed vomiting and severe headache following minor head trauma. A CT scan of the head demonstrated a lytic lesion of the skull and adjacent epidural hematoma. Surgical evacuation and removal of the skull lesion and hematoma were carried out, and pathologic evaluation resulted in a diagnosis of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis (LCH). Epidural involvement of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis is very rare, and we report the first case of LCH presenting as an intracranial epidural hematoma.
Lee
K W
KW
Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda Children's Hospital and University Medical Center, California 92354, USA.
McLeary
M S
MS
Zuppan
C W
CW
Won
D J
DJ
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed