Eosinophilic Granuloma: Resolution of Lesion After Biopsy

Baz B., Duran H., Senyurt O., Gunhan O.

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.22, no.6, pp.2409-2412, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/scs.0b013e318231febe
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2409-2412
  • Keywords: Eosinophilic granuloma, mandible, biopsy, LANGERHANS CELL HISTIOCYTOSIS, JAWS
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a collective term used to describe a group of enigmatic proliferative disorders. Three disease variants include eosinophilic granuloma, Letterer-Siwe disease, and Hand-Schuller-Christian syndrome. Eosinophilic granuloma is reported to be the most benign type of the triad. In this report, a 7-year-old child with an eosinophilic granuloma of the left side of her mandible is presented. There was a painless, hard, tender mass arising from the left side of the molar region. Panoramic radiographs showed a radiolucent area at the molar region. The lesion was resolved 2 weeks after the biopsy. The 1.5 years of radiographic and clinical follow-up was satisfactory.