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Eosinophilic granuloma

  • Form of histiocytosis X
  • Rare in >30 y/o
  • May or may not have sclerotic border and may or may not elicit periosteal response
  • Occasionally has bone sequestrum
    • Along with osteomyelitis, lymphoma, and malignant fibrous histiocytoma (includes fibrosarcoma and desmoids)
Discriminator
  • Must be under age 30 (over 30 is rare but not impossible)