eosinophilic granuloma
MONDO:0020517Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names eosinophilic granuloma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A clinical variant of Langerhans cell histiocytosis characterized by unifocal involvement of a bone (most often), skin, or lung. Patients are usually older children or adults usually presenting with a lytic bone lesion. The etiology is unknown. Morphologically, eosinophilic granuloma is characterized by the presence of Langerhans cells in a characteristic milieu which includes histiocytes, eosinophils, neutrophils, and small, mature lymphocytes.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0020517), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
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Other names
1 name
Resolves to: eosinophilic granuloma
- Also called
- eosinophilic xanthomatous granuloma