How are eosinophilic granulomas treated?
How are eosinophilic granulomas treated?
Which treatments your child will need depends on where in their body the eosinophilic granuloma is and if it’s causing them any symptoms.
Treatment for eosinophilic granulomas includes:
- Observation: Many granulomas never cause symptoms and are re-absorbed into kids’ bodies over time. Your healthcare provider will order future tests to make sure the tumor hasn’t changed or grown.
- Steroid injections: Your healthcare provider will inject a corticosteroid into the granuloma. This will shrink it enough to relieve your child’s symptoms.
- Radiation or chemotherapy: Your healthcare provider might recommend radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Eosinophilic granulomas aren’t cancerous, but these treatments can destroy the benign tumor in your child the same way they do cancer cells.
- Surgical removal: Your surgeon will remove the granuloma. Which type of surgery your child needs depends on where in their body the granuloma is.
Eosinophilic granuloma complications
Complications from an eosinophilic granuloma include:
- Increased risks of certain cancers later in life.
- Hearing or vision loss.
- Trouble moving the affected body part.
- Stunted growth.
- Mental health issues like depression or anxiety.