title: [Surgical treatment combined with oral administration of indomethacin for eosinophilic granuloma of the skull: report of a pediatric case].
abstract: A 13-year-old girl presented headache for 5 d upon admission to hospital. An initial CT revealed 3 lesions located in her skull, the sizes of which were 2.5 cm×3.2 cm,1.2 cm×1.0 cm,0.3 cm×0.3 cm, respectively. The largest lesion was resected by surgery and confirmed as eosinophilic granuloma by pathology. After surgery, she took oral indomethacin 25 mg b·i·d for 3 months and tolerated it well. CT scan was performed 3 months and 1 year later, and the results showed that the unresected lesions shrank progressively and the defected bones were regenerated and healed one year later after operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital , College of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315020, China.
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital , College of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315020, China.
authors.forename: Fu-ting
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital , College of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315020, China.
authors.forename: Jiang-rong
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012886:Skull
chemical_list: D007213:Indomethacin