Solitary Eosinophilic Granuloma in Left Parietal Skull: Case Report and Critical Review of the Literature

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Hasan ASM Q1 , Ahmed A2 , Daulatuzzaman Md.3

Abstract

Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a term that encompasses a spectrum of clinical conditions ranging from a single, sometimes self limited osteolytic bone lesion to a fulminant. disseminated process that may be fatal. Three clinical subtypes of Langerhans cell histiocytosis are Hand-Schuller-Christian disease, Letterer-Siwe disease and eosinophilic granuloma. Farber recognized a histological similarity among these disparate conditions. and Lichtenstein suggested that although certain differences existed between groups of patients, a reliable distinction could not he made in individual cases on the basis of histopathology alone.' Lichtenstein introduced the term histiocytosis X to denote a proliferation of histioeytes, with "X" to convey the uncertain histogenesis of the disease.

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  1. Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

    Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka

  2. Lecturer, Department of Pathology

    Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka

  3. Associate Professor. Department of ENT

    Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka


Volume 17, Number 2 July 2011
Page: 34-36