title: Langerhans' cell histiocytosis presenting with an intracranial epidural hematoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda Children's Hospital and University Medical Center, California 92354, USA.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: McLeary
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Zuppan
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Won
mesh_terms: 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