• Mohamed Labied
  Pediatric Radiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, Morocco
• Siham Salam
  Pediatric Radiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, Morocco
• Salma Jabri
  Pediatric Radiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, Morocco
• Dalal Laoudiyi
  Pediatric Radiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, Morocco
• Kamilia Chbani
  Pediatric Radiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, Morocco
• Lahcen Ouzidane
  Pediatric Radiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, Morocco

Keywords

Morel-Lavallee, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging

Abstract

First described by the French surgeon Maurice Morel-Lavallee in 1853, Morel-Lavallee syndrome (MLS) is a serolymphatic effusion resulting from tangential injury to richly vascularized tissues. The imaging characteristics may be variable over time due to lesion progression and the eventual organization of a fibrous capsule. We report a case of extensive MLS in the lower leg of a 12-year-old child. We discuss the ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging findings and describe the differential diagnoses.

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Published: 2020-10-06
Issue: 2020: Vol 7 No 12 (view)