Eosinophilic granuloma of the spine with neurological deficit.

A case of a 14-year-old boy with a solitary eosinophilic granuloma of the thoracic spine, with paraplegia secondary to the collapse of the vertebra and peridural spread of tumor, is presented. It is the 14th case recorded in literature to this date. This disease is self-limiting, and there is no role of steroids or radiotherapy observed.