Eosinophilic Granuloma of the Lung

Case Reports1 May 1958EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMA OF THE LUNGJORDAN THOMPSON, M.D., HOWARD A. BUECHNER, M.D., F.A.C.P., RONALD FISHMAN, M.D.JORDAN THOMPSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HOWARD A. BUECHNER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, RONALD FISHMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-48-5-1134 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSince 1940, when "eosinophilic granuloma of bone" was first defined by Lichtenstein and Jaffe,1 this disease has been reported with surprising frequency. In 1946 Dundon, Williams and Laipply2 collected 48 cases from the literature and added five of their own. By August, 1954, O'Neill and his co-workers3 had brought the total number of reported cases to 189, and others have since accumulated.Eosinophilic granuloma, as originally described, was thought to be limited to the skeletal system, but it soon became apparent that the disease was more complex than was at first supposed, since other tissues, notably skin, lymph nodes, pituitary...Bibliography1. LichtensteinJaffe LHL: Eosinophilic granuloma of bone, Am. J. Path. 16: 595, 1940. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. DundonWilliamsLaipply CCHATC: Eosinophilic granuloma of bone, Radiology 47: 433, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. O'NeillSkromakCasey JFSJPR: Eosinophilic granuloma of ribs; review of literature and report of two cases with four and six and one-half year follow-up respectively, J. Thoracic Surg. 29: 528, 1955. Google Scholar4. Engelbreth-HolmTeilumChristensen JGE: Eosinophilic granuloma of bone—Schüller-Christian disease, Acta med. Scandinav. 118: 292, 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New Orleans, Louisiana*Received for publication November 14, 1956.From the Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, and the Department of Medicine, The Tulane University of Louisiana School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Howard A. Buechner, M.D., Chief, Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, 1601 Perdido Street, New Orleans 12, Louisiana. 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