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Erdheim-Chester disease

ORPHA:35687· ICD-10 D76.3

Definition

Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), a non-Langerhans form of histiocytosis, is a multisystemic disease characterized by various manifestations such as skeletal involvement with bone pain, exophthalmos, diabetes insipidus, renal impairment and central nervous system (CNS) and/or cardiovascular involvement.

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Adult