Erdheim-Chester disease detected with 99MTC MDP bone SPECT/CT
Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2012 Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare non-Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis. Mild but permanent juxta-articular bone pain in mainly knees and ankles is the most frequent associated symptom.
G Ceulemans +8 more
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An unusual case of intertrigo in an adult caused by purely cutaneous Langerhans cell histiocytosis [PDF]
, 2016 We report a case of persistent intertrigo in an adult, eventually diagnosed as cutaneous Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). It is known that LCH has a predilection for intertriginous areas, however purely cutaneous disease as in our case, is uncommon ...
Boffa, Michael J. +3 more
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A Rare Cause of Proptosis in Childhood: Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
, 2016 A three-year-old male patient was admitted to the clinic with proptosis in his right eye. He had a history of fever with an unknown etiology. In examination, right proptosis was observed and an immobile mass was palpated at the lateral wall of the right ...
Esra Vatansever +4 more
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Nail Disorders in Systemic Conditions
JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nail findings in children can be indicative of an underlying systemic disease. Many of these findings are seen in multiple entities and are not specific to one disease. The importance of specifically examining for these nail changes cannot be overstated.
Jane Sanders Bellet
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Laryngeal involvement with fatal outcome in progressive nodular histiocytosis: A rare case report
Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2016 Progressive nodular histiocytosis (PNH) represents a very rare type of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis. It is characterized by progressive appearance of papules and nodules without spontaneous resolution.
Aarti Salunke +3 more
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Erdheim-Chester Disease Involving Lymph Nodes and Liver Clinically Mimicking Lymphoma: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine, 2018 Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis and multisystem disease. First described in 1930, there are no more than 750 cases reported.
Yeoun Eun Sung +3 more
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Nail Toxicities Associated With Anticancer Therapies in Children
JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nail toxicities are a frequent yet often underrecognized component of dermatologic adverse events in children receiving anticancer therapies. Both conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy and newer targeted agents can affect the nail matrix, nail bed and periungual tissues, producing a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations that range from ...
Luca Rapparini, Michela Starace
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Juvenile xanthogranuloma of the cerebellopontine angle: A case report and review of the literature
Otolaryngology Case Reports, 2019 Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis, most often presenting with skin lesions of the head, neck, and upper trunk. Intracranial presentations have been previously described, however, due to its rarity, treatment algorithms
Sarah M. Tittman +6 more
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MEK Inhibition with Trametinib in Patients with Non-Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Blood, 2019 Background: Activation of the MAPK pathway through BRAF mutations or other molecular alterations is a hallmark of the non-Lagerhans cell histiocytosis (non-LCH) such Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) or Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD). Conventional clinical molecular testing of tumor tissue fails to identify targetable molecular alteration in about one third ...
Filip Janku +5 more
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Unravelling a hidden case of Erdheim-Chester disease in persistent pericardial effusion
Romanian Journal of CardiologyErdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare non-Langerhans cell, non-familial multisystemic histiocytosis, with widespread manifestations and of highly variable severity.
Alexandru Trenchea +6 more
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