PURPOSE: To report a case of a 17-year-old patient who presented with spontaneuos remission of an eosinophilic granuloma (EG) of the superior orbital wall after biopsy. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: An orbital roof lesion was biopsied through lid crease approach. The histopathological study showed a granuloma with a proliferative aspect with macrophages, eosinophils and Langerhans' cells, without neoplastic features. After biopsy there was spontaneous remission demonstrated by computerized tomography scans of the orbit on a 22-month follow-up period. CONCLUSION: This case highlights that spontaneous remission of unifocal eosinophilic granuloma should be considered in the management of these lesions.
Eosinophilic granuloma; Histiocytosis; Langerhans cell; Orbital disease; Biopsy; Case report; Adolescent
