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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2012; 02(04): 77-79
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703620
Case Report

AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF LANGERHANS CELL HISTIOCYTOSIS

Authors

  • Jayaprakash Shetty K.

    1   K.S. Hegde Medical Academy of Nitte University, Institution : K S Hegde Medical Academy of Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

  • Ajith Kumar

    2   Senior Consultant Orthopaedician, Tejaswini hospital, Institution : K S Hegde Medical Academy of Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

  • Shantharam Shetty

    3   Pro-Chancellor of Nitte University, Institution : K S Hegde Medical Academy of Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

  • Kishan Prasad H. L.

    1   K.S. Hegde Medical Academy of Nitte University, Institution : K S Hegde Medical Academy of Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

  • Chandrika Rao

    1   K.S. Hegde Medical Academy of Nitte University, Institution : K S Hegde Medical Academy of Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

Langerhans cell histiocytosis most commonly occurring in children, demonstrates a broad spectrum of clinical and radiologic features that may mimic those of infection as well as benign and malignant tumors. Osseous involvement is the most common manifestation. Recognition of the skeletal alterations is important so that the disease is considered as differential diagnosis. This disease is of unknown aetiology, non-specific clinical and imaging findings with diagnosis possible only on histopathological examination, will always pose a diagnostic challenge to the orthopaedic surgeon. Here by we are reporting two cases of eosinophilic granuloma that has presented with lytic lesion in the tibia and scapula. The clinico-radiological suspicion was either infection or tumour of the affected bones. Hence, core biopsy was done confirmed as eosinophilic granuloma on histopathology and immunohistochemistry.

Keywords

eosinophilic granuloma - tumour - osteomyelitis - CD 1a


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29. April 2020

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