Abstract
Eosinophilic granuloma is a localised painful lesion of either of skull bone, ribs or pelvis with a good prognosis. Calvarial swellings have an affinity to temporal bone. Recently eosinophilic granuloma has been grouped along wiht Letterer Siwe disease and Hand Schuller Christian disease under a common heading called Histiocytosis-X.
This paper is based on a case of eosinophilic granuloma of both temporal bones in an eleven year old girl. Clinical features, investigations, treatment and prognosis are discussed along with the survey of medical literature.
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Francis, C.J., Rajan, K.V. Bilateral eosinophilic granuloma of temporal bone. IJO & HNS 48, 160–162 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03048070
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