title: A rare case of langerhans cell histiocytosis of the skull in an adult: a systematic review.
abstract: We report a 41-year old male who presented to the Emergency Department after falling while water-skiing. He had a previous medical history included chronic headaches, which had persisted for the last 2-3 months prior to presentation. Computed tomography of the head showed a small hypersensitivity with a small extra axial collection with a maximum thickness of 1mm. Differential diagnoses included an arachnoid cyst, haemangioma, meningioma or a secondary lesion. A diagnosis of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis was made based on the histopathology examination and the immunoperoxidase staining.
authors.affiliation: Whiteley-Martin Research Centre, Discipline of Surgery, University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital, Sydney Medical School , Nepean, Penrith, New South Wales.
authors.forename: Corinna
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chiong
authors.forename: Shruti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jayachandra
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D Eslick
authors.forename: Darweesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Al-Khawaja
authors.forename: Vidyasagar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Casikar
keywords: Langerhans cell histiocytosis; adult; skull