title: Eosinophilic granuloma in the jaws.
abstract: Eosinophilic granuloma is the most common expression of Langerhans cell histiocytosis and corresponds with typical bone lesions. This disease is of importance to dental professionals because early clinical signs can occur in the jaw and can cause extensive destruction of the periodontal tissues. Pathological fracture is an unusual finding. The purpose of this case report is to describe a case of eosinophilic granuloma in a 28-year-old black man who initially appeared with intense pain from a pathological mandibular fracture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinic and Social Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. mlpontual@gmail.com
authors.forename: Maria Luiza
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: dos Anjos Pontual
authors.forename: Márcia Maria Fonseca
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: da Silveira
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Assis Silva Lima
authors.forename: Francisco Wagner Vasconcelos Freire
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Filho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D014081:Tooth Extraction