title: Eosinophilic granuloma of the temporal bone: medical and surgical management in the pediatric patient.
abstract: Eosinophilic granuloma is frequently confused with infectious diseases or neoplastic conditions of the temporal bone. It is one of a spectrum of diseases classically known as histiocytosis X. Eosinophilic granuloma usually takes a benign clinical course; however, progression of disease has frequently been documented in the pediatric age group. Our interest in eosinophilic granuloma was generated by a 2-year-old white boy who presented with a large postauricular mass, aural discharge, and posterior-canal-wall granulation tissue. We present this patient's clinical course and a review of the literature concerning diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of eosinophilic granuloma of the temporal bone.
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011379:Prognosis; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013701:Temporal Bone; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed