Eosinophilic Granuloma: A Rare and Often Benign Condition Presenting as a Lump on the Head, which was Easily Treated
Eosinophilic granuloma is a localized, non-invasive form of Langerhans cell histiocytosis. It usually develops in the long bones and is more frequent in children under the age of 10 years. It is very rare in adults. We present the case of a young woman admitted to hospital for persistent refractory...
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| author | Tatiana Pires Catarina Duarte Santos Miguel Gonzalez Santos Luís Luz Ana Ferrão Maria J. Banza |
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| description | Eosinophilic granuloma is a localized, non-invasive form of Langerhans cell histiocytosis. It usually develops in the long bones and is more frequent in children under the age of 10 years. It is very rare in adults.
We present the case of a young woman admitted to hospital for persistent refractory left parietal headache, later revealed to be caused by an eosinophilic granuloma. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-686b244fde5f4fc3b6c5bf456c51376e2022-12-21T19:17:32ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942021-07-0110.12890/2021_0027272343Eosinophilic Granuloma: A Rare and Often Benign Condition Presenting as a Lump on the Head, which was Easily TreatedTatiana Pires0Catarina Duarte Santos1Miguel Gonzalez Santos2Luís Luz3Ana Ferrão4Maria J. Banza5Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, PortugalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, PortugalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, PortugalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, PortugalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, PortugalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, PortugalEosinophilic granuloma is a localized, non-invasive form of Langerhans cell histiocytosis. It usually develops in the long bones and is more frequent in children under the age of 10 years. It is very rare in adults. We present the case of a young woman admitted to hospital for persistent refractory left parietal headache, later revealed to be caused by an eosinophilic granuloma.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2727eosinophilic granulomalangerhans cell histiocytosis |
| spellingShingle | Tatiana Pires Catarina Duarte Santos Miguel Gonzalez Santos Luís Luz Ana Ferrão Maria J. Banza Eosinophilic Granuloma: A Rare and Often Benign Condition Presenting as a Lump on the Head, which was Easily Treated European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine eosinophilic granuloma langerhans cell histiocytosis |
| title | Eosinophilic Granuloma: A Rare and Often Benign Condition Presenting as a Lump on the Head, which was Easily Treated |
| title_full | Eosinophilic Granuloma: A Rare and Often Benign Condition Presenting as a Lump on the Head, which was Easily Treated |
| title_fullStr | Eosinophilic Granuloma: A Rare and Often Benign Condition Presenting as a Lump on the Head, which was Easily Treated |
| title_full_unstemmed | Eosinophilic Granuloma: A Rare and Often Benign Condition Presenting as a Lump on the Head, which was Easily Treated |
| title_short | Eosinophilic Granuloma: A Rare and Often Benign Condition Presenting as a Lump on the Head, which was Easily Treated |
| title_sort | eosinophilic granuloma a rare and often benign condition presenting as a lump on the head which was easily treated |
| topic | eosinophilic granuloma langerhans cell histiocytosis |
| url | https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2727 |
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