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Eosinophilic granuloma |
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Eosinophilic granuloma (EG) is a benign disorder that affects children and young adults, particularly males. Solitary EG accounts for the majority of Langerhans cell histiocytosis cases, usually involving bone and less commonly the lymph nodes, lung or skin. A type of granuloma characterized morphologically by the predominance of Langerhans cells with characteristic grooved, folded, indented nuclei in the appropriate milieu that includes variable numbers of eosinophils and histiocytes including multinucleated forms, often appearing similar to osteoclasts or touton like giant cells, neutrophils and small lymphocytes. The concentration of the eosinophilic infiltrate varies from scattered mature cells to sheet-like masses of cells. Occasionally, areas of bone necrosis may interrupt the cellular infiltrate. The foamy cells may also be amassed in clumps, which are of no clinical significance because these clumps represent phagocytosis of lipid debris. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0032253 |
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Eosinophilic granuloma (EG) is a benign disorder that affects children and young adults, particularly males. Solitary EG accounts for the majority of Langerhans cell histiocytosis cases, usually involving bone and less commonly the lymph nodes, lung or skin. |
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2019-01-27T16:50:48Z |
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A type of granuloma characterized morphologically by the predominance of Langerhans cells with characteristic grooved, folded, indented nuclei in the appropriate milieu that includes variable numbers of eosinophils and histiocytes including multinucleated forms, often appearing similar to osteoclasts or touton like giant cells, neutrophils and small lymphocytes. The concentration of the eosinophilic infiltrate varies from scattered mature cells to sheet-like masses of cells. Occasionally, areas of bone necrosis may interrupt the cellular infiltrate. The foamy cells may also be amassed in clumps, which are of no clinical significance because these clumps represent phagocytosis of lipid debris. |
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Eosinophilic granuloma |
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HP:0032253 |
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Eosinophilic granuloma |
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