title: [A rare cause of multiple lacunae of the cranial vault and temporal bone in adults: histiocytosis X].
abstract: Histiocytosis X is an uncommon disease. Temporal bone involvement is a frequent head and neck manifestation. Most patients are under fifteen years of age. The authors report a case of a bilateral extensive temporal involvement complicated with vertigo and peripheric facial palsy. CT plays a dominant role in the diagnosis because of the ability to identify bone destruction, soft tissue involvement and intra-cranial histiocytosis more accurately.
authors.affiliation: CHU de Sfax, Service de Radiologie, Tunisie.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ayadi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Driss
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hattab
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Hmida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Darmoul
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ladeb
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kechaou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gannouni
mesh_terms: D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D012886:Skull; D013701:Temporal Bone; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Une cause rare de lacunes multiples de la voûte et de l'os temporal chez l'adulte: l'histiocytose X.