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Erdheim-Chester disease.
Healy, N A Kok, H K Wall, C Torreqgiani, W
Healy, N A
Kok, H K
Wall, C
Torreqgiani, W
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2015-02
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GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDER
BIOPSY
BIOPSY
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Erdheim-Chester Disease
Humans
Immunologic Factors
Interferon-alpha
Male
Middle Aged
Radiography, Abdominal
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Humans
Immunologic Factors
Interferon-alpha
Male
Middle Aged
Radiography, Abdominal
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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We read with great interest the excellent and informative case report by Tevlin et al describing a case of Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), a form of non Langerhans cell histiocytosis, of the gastrointestinal tract. 1 In the case presented by the authors, a laporotomy was required for definitive diagnosis, as percutaneous biopsy of the retroperitoneal adenopathy was non diagnostic. We would like to share a similar case of this rare disorder, encountered recently in our institution, where a different approach was utilized by performing a percutaneous renal biopsy allowing for the correct diagnosis to be made without the need for laporotomy.
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en
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0332-3102
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25803962