title: [Eosinophilic granuloma of the cervical spine: case report].
abstract: Eosinophilic granuloma (EG) is a benign condition of histocytes proliferation localized or multifocal. It is presents in the cervical spine in 1.5%-20% of the cases of EG. We report the case of a seven-year-old girl that presented with a one month history of cervical pain, persistent wryneck and vicious posture of the neck. A computerized tomography was performed and confirmed the presence of spreading lesion, ostheodestructive to the level of the left laminae of C2, with invasion of the spine and the muscular tissue. A laminectomy was underwent for removal of the lesion. The patient had a good post-operative recovery with improvement of the symptoms. Chemotherapy with prednisone, vinblastine and ethoposide was administred. After six months, this protocol was repeated associaded to methotrexate. The patient improved and had no new symptoms in a follow-up of 36 months.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Getúlio Vargas e Universidade Federal do Piaui, Teresina, Brasil. manoelbaldoino@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Manoel Baldoino
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Leal Filho
authors.forename: Aline de Almeida Xavier
authors.initials: Ade A
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.forename: Bruno Ribeiro
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: Karoline da Silva
authors.initials: Kda S
authors.lastname: Dantas
authors.forename: Marcelo Adriano da Cunha e Silva
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: Ricardo Keyson Paiva
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: de Morais
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014103:Torticollis / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Granuloma eosinofílico de coluna cervical: relato de caso.