title: Unifocal langerhans cell histiocytosis presenting with pathological fracture.
abstract: A 13-year-old Ethiopian female patient who initially presented with localized pain and minimal soft tissue swelling later developed pathological fracture of the left femnur. The patient was initially treated as a case of osteomyelitis until the diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (histiocytosis X, eosiniphilic granuloma) was made by bone biopsy. The clinical presentation of the case and brief review of the literature is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, P.O. Box 89 I, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. admengistu2000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Azene Dessie
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Mengistu
authors.forename: Abubekir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bedri
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones