Eosinophilic granuloma of the cervical spine in children

Eosinophilic granuloma (EG) is a benign and more frequent form of Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Children and adolescent are mainly affected, being rare in adults. There is local proliferation of histiocytes in skull and long bones. Vertebral involvement is uncommon, especially at the cervical local. In this paper, we describe a case of a 7 years old child with EG in the cervical spine with spinal cord compression. The patient presented with regression of symptoms after conservative treatment and remained asymptomatic at the two years follow-up.