Imaging Findings of Pediatric Rheumatologic Emergencies

TOPCUOĞLU O. M., ÖZCAN H. N., AKPINAR E., Topcuoglu E. D., OĞUZ B., HALİLOĞLU M.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY, vol.204, no.2, pp.428-439, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 204 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.2214/ajr.14.13092
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.428-439
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

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.