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Erdheim-Chester disease
Susan E Lenahan1, Klaus F Helm, Kenneth D Hopper
1Department of Pathology, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery
|November 26, 2002
Abstract
Background:
Erdheim-Chester disease is a rare non-Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
Objective:
This case report is presented to familiarize clinicians with Erdheim-Chester disease and its differential diagnosis.
Results And Conclusion:
Erdheim-Chester disease presents with unique clinical and pathologic findings. Its xanthoma-like lesions can cause significant morbidity and mortality.