ABSTRACT
A girl presented with a dull ache in the neck and mild difficulty in neck movements. She had limited clinical signs and her initial work up failed to reveal the cause. With the help of imaging modalities and CT guided needle biopsy, she was diagnosed to have an eosinophilic granuloma of the fifth cervical vertebra. There were no neurological symptoms. She was successfully managed with immobilization of spine, local irradiation and systemic vinblastine. The literature is briefly reviewed for clinical features, diagnosis and management.
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Cervical Vertebrae , Dancing , Eosinophilic Granuloma/diagnosis , Neck Pain/etiology , Child , Combined Modality Therapy , Eosinophilic Granuloma/complications , Eosinophilic Granuloma/therapy , Female , Humans , Movement/physiology , Neck/physiologyABSTRACT
Jugular phlebectasia is a rare cause of cervical swelling in children. It is a fusiform dilatation of any part of the jugular venous system and can involve the external, internal or anterior jugular veins. Previous reports suggest that the entity is often ignored or misdiagnosed. Unilateral internal jugular phlebactasia presenting as an intermittent neck swelling in a ten-year-old girl is reported. The clinical features are analyzed and the appropriate use of noninvasive imaging modalities is highlighted. The literature is also briefly reviewed.
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Jugular Veins/pathology , Child , Dilatation, Pathologic/diagnostic imaging , Female , Humans , Jugular Veins/diagnostic imaging , Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color , Valsalva ManeuverABSTRACT
Nail-patella syndrome is a rare hereditary disease. We report a patient who was the lone member affected in the family. The patient additionally had a bony defect of the skull which has not been reported so far in the literature.
