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February 2006
By Theodore E. Keats, MD
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PROBLEM
A six-year-old girl complains of neck pain. There
is no history of trauma. What is your interpretation
of this lateral projection of her cervical spine?
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ANSWER
The diagnosis is eosinophilic granuloma, the most
common cause in young children of vertebra plane as
seen in this film. It is usually confined to a single
vertebra.
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This series of diagnostic quizzes that
challenge your ability to read a variety of x-ray films is
edited by Dr. Keats, alumni professor of radiology at the
University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville.
Emerg Med 38(2):48, 2006
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