Eosinophilic granuloma of the spine involving C1 and pulmonary infiltration in young children - Presentation of two cases with a follow-up over 10 years including review of the literature.
J Orthop
; 15(3): 808-811, 2018 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The incidence of spinal eosinophilic granuloma in children is low.METHODS:
Clinical case presentation of two children (â 18 months old, â 16 months old) complaining of acute torticollis. Follow-up period was 11 years in the female patient and 13 years in the male patient.RESULTS:
The diagnostics certified a spinal eosinophilic granuloma the girl had a multilevel spinal disease including the atlas, the boy a thoracic and pulmonary manifestation. Both were treated with chemotherapy with good clinical results.CONCLUSIONS:
Overall, the above described is a very rare clinical entity. However, persisting torticollis in children should be clearly diagnosed.
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J Orthop
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha