The aurora sign in a patient with type B Niemann-Pick disease.

Full Abstract

The aurora sign, a sonographic sign found on the sagittal and transverse view, refers to multiple bands of ring-down artifacts posterior to the right hemidiaphragm. Parenchymal lung disease should be suspected when this is present. We report a case of type B Niemann-Pick disease with pulmonary involvement and the aurora sign on abdominal sonography. High-resolution CT of the chest showed corresponding thickened interlobular septa.

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Author information

Author/s: da Costa e Silva, Eduardo Just (EJ); Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Sílvio (S); de Queiroz Praxedes, Eduardo Luiz (EL); do Amaral, Fernando José (FJ);

Affiliation: Departamento de Radiologia, Instituto Materno Infantil Professor Fernando Figueira, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. eduardojust(-atsign-)ig.com.br

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: Pediatric radiology (Pediatr Radiol), published in Germany. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Jan; vol 37 (issue 1) : pp 75-7

Dates: Created 2006/11/30; Completed 2008/01/24;

PMID: 17043853, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Lung Diseases - radiography; ultrasonography
Male
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type B - radiography; ultrasonography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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