Spinal cord compression by an eosinophilic granuloma. Case report and review of the literature.
A spinal cord compression syndrome due to a vertebral eosinophilic granuloma is a rare event. A case of a 15-month-old child is reported and the 16 cases of the literature are reviewed. The diagnostic difficulty and the therapeutical problems are discussed.
D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009192:Myelography; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae