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eosinophilic granuloma
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Description: # 60-80% of histiocytosis X
# age 5 - 10 yrs
# presentation: bone pain, local swelling, irritability
# bones
* 50 - 75% solitary / monostotic
* skull/mandible (50%): "punched-out" lucencies, "hole within a hole", "button sequestrum", "floating teeth"
* spine/pelvis (25%): vertebra plana (most common pediatric cause)
* long bones (15%): medullary lucency +/- thin sclerotic rim
Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: CHORUS
Institution: CHORUS
Primary Subject/Category:
- - OCOSH Classification: Bone Diseases: Eosinophilic Granuloma
- - OCOSH Classification: Investigations: Radiology - General: Radiology - Conditions
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Added: Thu Jan 31 2002
Last Modified: Fri Jul 24 2009