title: Imaging findings of pediatric rheumatologic emergencies.
abstract: OBJECTIVE. Pediatric rheumatologic diseases can present with a wide spectrum of clinical features, affecting any organ in the body and causing significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this review is to emphasize the diagnostic imaging findings of pediatric rheumatologic emergencies and to discuss their pertinent complications. CONCLUSION. Because of their multiorgan and multisystem involvement, pediatric rheumatologic diseases comprise a wide spectrum of differential diagnosis. Although the diagnosis may generally not be time critical, for a few conditions, prompt recognition is crucial to preserving organ function or the patient's life [ 1 ].
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Division of Pediatric Radiology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Sihhiye 06100, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: O Melih
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Topcuoglu
authors.forename: H Nursun
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Akpinar
authors.forename: E Dilara
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Topcuoglu
authors.forename: Berna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oguz
authors.forename: Mithat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haliloglu
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: children; emergency; radiology; rheumatologic disease