Diagnosis delay, phenotypic variety, and therapeutic outcome of Erdheim-Chester disease

Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a non-Langerhans histiocytic that typically affects middle-aged adults between the fifth and seventh decades of life. It is characterized by systemic xanthogranulomatous infiltration by histiocytes CD68+/CD1a–. In this paper, we collect the main clinical characterist...

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Published in:	Spanish journal of medicine Vol. 2; no. 4
Main Authors:	Rodríguez Trigueros, Andrea, Lopez-Morales, José Ramón, Alarcón García, José Carlos, Rodríguez Suárez, Santiago, Sancho, Pilar, García-Morillo, José Salvador
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Permanyer 13-12-2022
Subjects:	Erdheim-Chester disease. Non-langerhans histiocytosis. Bone tumor. Rare disease
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Summary:	Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a non-Langerhans histiocytic that typically affects middle-aged adults between the fifth and seventh decades of life. It is characterized by systemic xanthogranulomatous infiltration by histiocytes CD68+/CD1a–. In this paper, we collect the main clinical characteristics of eleven patients, diagnosed with ECD at the Virgen del Rocio Hospital in Seville. After first medical contact, it has been possible to reduce the misdiagnoses and this has shortened the time to diagnosis and initiation of treatment, which has resulted in fewer complications.
ISSN:	2696-5631 2696-5631
DOI:	10.24875/SJMED.22000007