An Unusual Case of Disseminated Erdheim-Chester Disease.

Samira Samant, Andrii Puzyrenko, Haisam Abid
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Abstract

Introduction: Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare non-Langerhans histiocytic multisystem disorder, deriving from mononuclear phagocytic cells. It is notoriously challenging to diagnose. Here we present a case of a patient with multisystem ECD.

Case presentation: A 76-year-old female with a history of Hashimoto's thyroiditis who presented with persistent leukocytosis was found to have bilateral renal enlargement with a perinephric mass, a recurrent pericardial effusion, and bilateral pleural effusions. Following biopsies of several sites of involvement, a diagnosis of ECD was made.

Discussion: The existing literature on ECD is sparse, and no diagnostic criteria have been put forward due to widely differing presentations, although the most common is skeletal. Definitive diagnosis requires a tissue sample.

Conclusions: In presenting our clinical reasoning and approach, we hope to contribute to the existing body of literature on ECD, with the aim of ultimately having sufficient data to compile a diagnostic framework for other clinicians who encounter ECD.

一个罕见的播散性埃尔德海姆-切斯特病病例
简介埃尔德海姆-切斯特病(Erdheim-Chester disease,ECD)是一种罕见的非朗格汉斯组织细胞性多系统疾病,源于单核吞噬细胞。该病的诊断极具挑战性。在此,我们介绍一例多系统 ECD 患者:一位 76 岁的女性患者,曾患桥本氏甲状腺炎,出现持续性白细胞增多,后发现双侧肾脏肿大伴肾周肿块、反复心包积液和双侧胸腔积液。在对多个受累部位进行活检后,确诊为 ECD:讨论:有关 ECD 的现有文献很少,而且由于表现形式千差万别,尽管最常见的是骨骼型,但尚未提出诊断标准。明确诊断需要组织样本:通过介绍我们的临床推理和方法,我们希望能对现有的 ECD 文献有所贡献,以期最终获得足够的数据,为其他遇到 ECD 的临床医生编制一个诊断框架。
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