title: Eosinophilic granuloma of the bilateral temporal bone.
abstract: An unusual presentation of eosinophilic granuloma (EG) of the bilateral temporal bone in a 2-year-old male child is discussed with the literature review. Involvement of the temporal bone is relatively uncommon and otorrhea or symptoms resembling mastoiditis are nonspecific. This rare condition should be kept in mind in differential diagnosis of otitis media refractory to medical therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of ORL and HNS, Gulhane Medical School, Etlik 06018, Ankara, Turkey. syetiser@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sertac
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yetiser
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karahatay
authors.forename: Salih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deveci
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*