Erdheim-Chester disease: a case report and literature overview

Eur Radiol. 1999;9(1):153-8. doi: 10.1007/s003300050647.

Abstract

Erdheim-Chester (EC) disease belongs to the group of lipoid granulomatosis. Symmetric sclerosis of the meta- and diaphysis of long tubular bones are pathognomonic radiologic changes. Additionally, other skeletal segments can be affected. Extraskeletal manifestations can occur in almost all organs; lungs, pericardium, retroperitoneum, skin, and orbita play particularly important roles. The last case of 38 cases of Erdheim-Chester disease with an extraordinary mediastinal and perirenal involvement is described. For the second time following the initial description by Chester, an axial skeletal pattern of eburnated vertebra is shown.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bone and Bones / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Granuloma / diagnosis*
  • Histiocytes / pathology
  • Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lipidoses / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Osteosclerosis / diagnosis*