[Langerhans cell histiocytosis in the central nervous system: meningeal involvement]

The clinical manifestations of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in the central nervous system include not only the classical involvement of the hypothalamus-hypophyseal axis, but also of other anatomic locations, with the corresponding variability of symptoms. We report here two patients with meningeal lesions. In both patients, the onset of the disease was systemic, and neurological symptoms developed some years later. Imaging studies, particularly magnetic resonance, are very sensitive tools for the diagnosis and follow-up of these lesions. The natural history of this disease is still poorly understood. In this paper we related the clinical manifestations to the morphological changes observed in imaging studies.