title: Eosinophilic granuloma:  resolution of lesion after biopsy.
abstract: Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a collective term used to describe a group of enigmatic proliferative disorders. Three disease variants include eosinophilic granuloma, Letterer-Siwe disease, and Hand-Schuller-Christian syndrome. Eosinophilic granuloma is reported to be the most benign type of the triad. In this report, a 7-year-old child with an eosinophilic granuloma of the left side of her mandible is presented. There was a painless, hard, tender mass arising from the left side of the molar region. Panoramic radiographs showed a radiolucent area at the molar region. The lesion was resolved 2 weeks after the biopsy. The 1.5 years of radiographic and clinical follow-up was satisfactory.
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey. burcubas@omu.edu.tr
authors: Burcu
authors: B
authors: Baş
authors: Hatice
authors: H
authors: Duran
authors: Özgün
authors: Ö
authors: Şenyurt
authors: Omer
authors: O
authors: Günhan
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic