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Limp as unusual presentation of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis

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Abstract

An isolated eosinophilic granuloma involving the posterior elements of a lumbar vertebra is reported in a 3-year-old boy presenting with progressive limp. Radiological investigations revealed osteolysis of the L5 right pedicle. MRI showed a well-defined homogeneous mass with nonspecific signal intensity. An unusual feature was the paravertebral muscular location of the largest part of the tumour indicating a possible soft tissue origin. Immunohistochemical studies were typical for Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.

Conclusion A limp can be due to lumbar and paravertebral muscular location of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, Cliniques UCL de Mont-Godinne, B-5530 Yvoir, Belgium, Tel.: +32-81-42 34 61, Fax: +32-81-42 34 61, , , , , , BE

    E. Bodart, P. Maton, D. Tuerlinckx & J. Ninane

  2. Department of Radiology, Cliniques Universitaires UCL Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium, , , , , , BE

    J.-F. Nisolle & J.-P. Trigaux

  3. Department of Pathology, Cliniques Universitaires UCL Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium, , , , , , BE

    M. Delos

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, Cliniques Universitaires UCL Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium, , , , , , BE

    C. Gilliard

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Received: 16 June 1998 / Accepted in revised form: 7 October 1998

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Bodart, E., Nisolle, JF., Maton, P. et al. Limp as unusual presentation of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis. Eur J Pediatr 158, 384–386 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004310051097

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