Adult Eosinophilic Granuloma of the Lumbar Spine with Atypical Dissemination

Abstract

Vertebral Eosinophilic Granuloma (EG) is a frequently reported disease, but further dissemination rarely occurs when the initial lesion is in the lumbar region. We present a case of EG, initially located in L5 vertebra, which disseminated to the skeletal bones and pulmonary system months after total excision in an adult.

Zusammenfassung

Das eosinophile Granulom (EG) der Wirbelsäule ist eine relativ häufig beschriebene Erkrankung, aber in der lumbalen Präsentation wird eine weitere Disseminierung selten beschrieben. Wir stellen einen Fall eines lumbalen eosinophilen Granuloms vor, das ursprünglich im 5. LWK lokalisiert war, das dann aber einige Monate nach Totalexstirpation eine Dissemination in das Skelett und die Lungen bei einem Erwachsenen aufwies.

Key words

Eosinophilic granuloma - Langerhans' cell histiocytosis - histiocytosis X - spine - lumbar

Schlüsselwörter

Eosinophiles Granulom - Lagerhans Histiozytose - Histiocytosis X - lumbal - Wirbelsäule

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