title: Eosinophilic granuloma of C5 causing cervical cord compression.
abstract: A 2-year-old girl suffering from eosinophilic granuloma of the body of C5 presented with subluxation of C5 on C6 and neurological impairment due to cervical cord compression. Following a diagnostic percutaneous biopsy, the child was managed conservatively with halo traction for 9 weeks and recovered successfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Newham General Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maffulli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Capasso
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Testa
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014143:Traction; D016896:Treatment Outcome