title: Eosinophilic granuloma of the skull in identical twins--case report.
abstract: This is the first reported occurrence of identical twins with eosinophilic granuloma of the skull. These cases provide strong additional support that eosinophilic granuloma and Hand-Schüller-Christian disease are variants of the same basic disease process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Matsue Red Cross Hospital, Matsue, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuwabara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery