Kafa travması öyküsü olan çocuk hastada eozinofilik granülom

Abstract

Eosinophilic granuloma is a subtype of Langerhans cell histiocytosis and a benign tumor appearing with single or multiplelytic bone lesion. Although the main reason is not certain yet,it is thought to be developed with secondary reaction to immune deficit or inflammation or infection diseases and viralinfections might trigger. Leptomeningeal cyst might appear onpediatric age group after separated linear fracture due tohead injury if dura mater is also torn. Especially on convexityfractures, dura mater is torn but arachnoid is intact. As aresult of swelling brain parenchyma with pulsation, duramater migrates and brain parenchyma becomes hernia. In thiscase a five year old person which has a lump showing pulsation after a minor head injury which had happened 4 weeks agoand made us to think of a leptomeningeal cyst and lead us tomake an operation but the pathological results are eosinophilic granuloma is represented.