title: [Uni- and multifocal eosinophilic granulomas in adults. Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. Apropos of 3 cases].
abstract: Unifocal and multifocal eosinophilic granuloma are Langerhans cell histiocytosis of unknown cause. Over the last 10 years, recent insights in pathogenesis and characterization of this pathology have been made. The authors report three cases of adult unifocal and multifocal eosinophilic granuloma. A review of literature underlines diagnostic features and therapeutic aspects of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine A, CHRU de Nancy-Brabois, Vandaeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Feugier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guerci
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nafissi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lederlin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006644:Histiocytes / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007801:Langerhans Cells / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Granulomes éosinophiles uni- et multifocaux de l'adulte. Approaches diagnostiques et thérapeutiques. A propos de trios observations. multifocal eosinophilic granulomas in adults. Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. Apropos of 3 cases]