Erdheim-Chester Disease: Case Report with Aggressive Multisystem Manifestations and Review of the Literature

Erdheim-Chester Disease: Case Report with Aggressive Multisystem Manifestations and Review of the Literature

Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is an extremely rare and aggressive form of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis. ECD usually presents with bone pain in adults aged 40–60. Its etiology is unknown but it is thought to be either a reactive or neoplastic disorder. Recently, mutation of the proto-oncogene BR...

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Main Authors: Sultan Alotaibi, Osama Alhafi, Hatem Nasr, Khalid Eltayeb, Ghaleb Elyamany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-06-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Erdheim-Chester disease
Histiocytosis
Interferon alpha
Online Access:http://prod.karger.com/Article/FullText/477336

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