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World J Clin Cases. Aug 16, 2017; 5(8): 344-348
Published online Aug 16, 2017. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v5.i8.344
Atlanto-axial langerhans cell histiocytosis in a child presented as torticollis
Miniar Tfifha, Mehdi Gaha, Nadia Mama, Mohamed Taher Yacoubi, Saoussen Abroug, Hela Jemni
Miniar Tfifha, Saoussen Abroug, Pediatrics Department, Sahloul University Hospital, Sousse 4054, Tunisia
Mehdi Gaha, Nadia Mama, Hela Jemni, Radiology Department, Sahloul University Hospital, Sousse 4054, Tunisia
Mohamed Taher Yacoubi, Pathology Department, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse 4031, Tunisia
Author contributions: Tfifha M, Mama N and Gaha M contributed to project development, data collection, bibliography review, manuscript writing; Yacoubi MT contributed to data collection and bibliography review; Jemni H and Abroug S contributed to data collection and manuscript writing.
Institutional review board statement: This case report was exempt from the Institutional Review Board standards at Sahloul University Hospital Sousse Tunisia.
Informed consent statement: The parents of the patient involved in this study gave their written informed consent authorizing use and disclosure of his protected health information.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Mehdi Gaha, Radiologist, Radiology Department, Sahloul University Hospital, Route de Ceinture, Sousse 4054, Tunisia. gahamehdi@rns.tn
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Received: December 22, 2016
Peer-review started: December 27, 2016
First decision: January 14, 2017
Revised: April 21, 2017
Accepted: May 12, 2017
Article in press: May 15, 2017
Published online: August 16, 2017
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Core Tip

Core tip: Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare condition mostly seen in children and adolescents. Eosinophilic granuloma is one of its three clinical entities and is considered as a benign osteolytic lesion. Many reports of patients with spine histiocytosis are well documented in the literature but it is not the case of atlantoaxial localization. We report here a new observation of atlantoaxial LCH in a 4-year-old boy revealed by persistent torticollis.