Eosinophilic granuloma of the spine involving C1 and pulmonary infiltration in young children - Presentation of two cases with a follow-up over 10 years including review of the literature.
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Abstract
The incidence of spinal eosinophilic granuloma in children is low. Clinical case presentation of two children (♀ 18 months old, ♂ 16 months old) complaining of acute torticollis. Follow-up period was 11 years in the female patient and 13 years in the male patient. The diagnostics certified a spinal eosinophilic granuloma: the girl had a multilevel spinal disease including the atlas, the boy a thoracic and pulmonary manifestation. Both were treated with chemotherapy with good clinical results. Overall, the above described is a very rare clinical entity. However, persisting torticollis in children should be clearly diagnosed.