Imaging of langerhans histiocytosis - Pictorial essay

Subbarao Kakarla

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 Subbarao Kakarla^1,*

¹KIMS Foundation and Research Centre, Minister Road, Secunderabad - 500003, Telangana, India

*Corresponding author: Prof. Kakarla Subbarao, MS, D.Sc. (HON), FRCR, FACR, FICP, FSASMA, FCCP, FICR, FCGP, Chairman, KIMS Foundation and Research Centre, Minister Road, Secunderabad - 500003, Telangana, India. Email: subbaraokakarla25@gmail.com

Received 13 October 2016; Revised 10 November 2016; Accepted 26 November 2016; Published 10 December 2016

Citation: Kakarla S. Imaging of langerhans histiocytosis - Pictorial essay. J Med Sci Res. 2017; 5(1):33-39. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17727/JMSR.2017/5-7

Copyright: © 2017 Kakarla S. Published by KIMS Foundation and Research Center. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. 

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Abstract

Langerhans histiocytosis is the recent term used for the complex syndrome consisting of three sub types 1. Eosinophilic granuloma, 2. Hand-Schuller Christian disease and 3. Letterer-siwe disease. The clinical manifestations vary with each entity. Although rare, radiological findings present a typical pattern. Advanced Imaging adds to the plain film diagnosis. The Imaging findings are illustrated in detail.

Keywords: Langerhans histiocytosis; Imaging of eosinophilic granuloma; Hand-Schuller Christian disease; Letterer-Siwe disease