Imaging findings in pediatric type 1 Gaucher disease: what the clinician needs to know.

This study presents visceral and skeletal imaging findings commonly observed in pediatric patients with type I Gaucher disease. Presented images show methods used for radiologic assessment of pediatric Gaucher patients, and imaging findings are discussed in the context of the underlying pathophysiology of the disease. Routine radiologic surveillance plays a central role in assessing Gaucher disease progression and response to treatment, but monitoring of pediatric patients presents specific challenges with regard to minimizing radiation exposure and interpreting extent of marrow involvement against the backdrop of normal growth-related changes in marrow composition.

Imaging characteristics of lipofibromatosis presenting as a shoulder mass in a 16-month-old girl.

Lipofibromatosis is a rare, benign fibrofatty tumor of childhood. Since the tumor was first characterized in 2000, only a few additional cases have been reported. The classic presentation of lipofibromatosis is a slow-growing mass arising in a distal extremity, with boys more commonly affected than girls.

Occult cranial injuries found with neuroimaging in clinically asymptomatic young children due to abusive compared to accidental head trauma.

Objective: To compare occult brain injuries on neuroimaging in clinically asymptomatic children under 20 months due to abusive versus accidental head trauma.

Subjects And Methods: A retrospective review of 58 children under 20 months who underwent neuroimaging for possible abusive trauma was performed. The data collected were demographics, neurological signs/symptoms, imaging findings, and disposition (abusive or accidental).