title: [Letterer-Siwe in an eighteen-month child (author's transl)].
abstract: A case of Letterer-Siwe revealing the clinical variability of this illness is described. A one and a half year old child with osteoporosis and osteolysis of the sphenoid bone at the level of the sella turcica and eczematous lesions in the retroauricular and cranial region is presented. Cortical steroid and orally administered Methotrexate have been used. Progress is good and possibility of radiating the sphenoid bone lesion with a small field not affecting the hypophysis is considered.
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000209:etiology*; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000209:etiology*; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D008727:Methotrexate
vernacular_title: Un caso de enfermedad de Letterer-Siwe.