Concurrent Mastoid Cellulitis and Langerhans Cells Histiocytosis: A Challenging Diagnosis

• Main Authors: Ong, Hui Yan, Goh, Liang Chye, Santhi, Kalimuthu, Sha’ariyah, Mohamad Mokhtar
• Format: Article
• Published: Oman Medical Specialty Board 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/21069/; https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2018.31
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare proliferative disorder, which commonly arises in the bone and may involve other systems. To date, the diagnosis of temporal bone LCH remains a challenge as it may masquerade as a common ear infection. We report a case of a child who presented to us with...