Langerhans' cell histiocytosis presenting with an intracranial epidural hematoma

Pediatr Radiol. 2000 May;30(5):326-8. doi: 10.1007/s002470050750.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / complications*
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / pathology
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / diagnostic imaging
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / etiology*
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / pathology
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*