title: Eosinophilic granuloma of the jaws: a report of three cases.
abstract: Three cases of eosinophilic granuloma involving two boys and a girl are reported. Osteolytic lesions of the jaws were seen in all three patients. The two boys presented mandibular lesions, while the girl had lesions in both jaws. Patient age at the onset of the disease was 6 and 9 years in the boys and 10 years in the case of the girl. The affected zone was painful to palpation in all cases, with intra- and extraoral swelling and bone bulging that caused slight facial deformity and bleeding of the gums. Biopsies were obtained in all three cases, and the histopathological study confirmed the diagnosis. The clinical course was favorable in all three children.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Cirugía Maxilofacial, Hospital Infantil Universitario La Fe, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bonet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Manuel Mínguez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peñarrocha
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mínguez
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D018949:Antigens, CD1 / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000473:pathology*; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000473:pathology; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005884:Gingival Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D018949:Antigens, CD1; D009418:S100 Proteins