Cervical eosinophilic granuloma and torticollis: a case report and review of the literature.
J Emerg Med
; 35(4): 389-92, 2008 Nov.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18353598
ABSTRACT
Eosinophilic granuloma (EG) is a benign and solitary bony lesion of unknown etiology, which typically affects children 90% of patients are between the ages of 5 and 15 years. EG, a variant of histiocytosis X, is a rare disease causing destructive bony lesions of the cervical spine in children. This report describes the case of a 5-year-old boy with torticollis who presented to the Emergency Department and was found to have EG of C6. He was successfully treated with anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion by using anterior plate and screws, with resolution of his symptoms.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Torticollis
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Cervical Vertebrae
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Eosinophilic Granuloma
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Emerg Med
Journal subject:
MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Turkey