Eosinophilic granuloma with bilateral involvement of both jaws. 1975

R R Ragab, and O Rake

The etiology of eosinophilic granuloma remains an enigma. An unusual case of eosinophilic granuloma in a 7-year-old girl is reported. Throughout a 3-year period different foci of the disease were manifested in the osseous and gingival tissues of the four quadrants of the oral cavity. The lesions appeared consistently with the eruption of the permanent teeth. The primary lesions were diagnosed microscopically as a "mesenchymal tumor", "chronic nonspecific inflammation", and a "follicular cyst". However, histologic examination of the later developed lesions supported the diagnosis of eosinophilic granuloma with a possibility of evolution into Hand-Schüller-Christian's disease. Satisfactory control was achieved by curettage and radiotherapy.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007573 Jaw Neoplasms Cancers or tumors of the MAXILLA or MANDIBLE unspecified. For neoplasms of the maxilla, MAXILLARY NEOPLASMS is available and of the mandible, MANDIBULAR NEOPLASMS is available. Cancer of Jaw,Jaw Cancer,Cancer of the Jaw,Neoplasms, Jaw,Cancer, Jaw,Cancers, Jaw,Jaw Cancers,Jaw Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Jaw
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D004803 Eosinophilic Granuloma The most benign and common form of Langerhans-cell histiocytosis which involves localized nodular lesions predominantly of the bones but also of the gastric mucosa, small intestine, lungs, or skin, with infiltration by EOSINOPHILS. Granuloma, Eosinophilic,Eosinophilic Granulomas,Granulomas, Eosinophilic
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014081 Tooth Extraction The surgical removal of a tooth. (Dorland, 28th ed) Extraction, Tooth,Extractions, Tooth,Tooth Extractions

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