A case report of eosinophilic lymphoid granuloma and related literature review / 实用口腔医学杂志

ABSTRACT

A case of eosinophilic lymphoid granuloma(ELG)was reported and the related literatures were reviewed.ELG is rare in clinic. The etiology and pathogenesis of ELG was unclear.The clinical feature includes enlarged lymph nodes which were always predilected for the head and neck regions,eosinophilic granulocytes and serum IgE rising.Lymphoid tissue hyperplasis formation of lymphoid follicles with active germinal centres are common in pathological examination.There is diffuse infiltration of eosinophils in interfollicular and perivascular zones. Surgery,drug therapy and radiotherapy are all effective for the treatment,but recurrence is often.