Medical management of eosinophilic granuloma of the cervical spine

We report a case of eosinophilic granuloma involving the vertebral bodies o f the cervical spine in a 33-month-old girl, This lesion was diagnosed by n eedle biopsy and treated with prednisone and vinblastine therapy along with immobilization in a Minerva brace, The child has done well over a 9-month follow-up and has shown MRI evidence of resolution of the lesion, reestabli shment of structural integrity within the cervical spine and potential reco nstitution of the involved vertebral bodies. Copyright (C) 1999 S. Karger A G, Basel.