Erdheim-Chester Disease [Erdheimova-Chesterova nemoc]
- Terms
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Erdheimova-Chesterova choroba
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Granulomatosis, Lipid
A rare form of non-Langerhans-cell histiocytosis (HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL) with onset in middle age. The systemic disease is characterized by infiltration of lipid-laden macrophages, multinucleated giant cells, an inflammatory infiltrate of lymphocytes and histiocytes in the bone marrow, and a generalized sclerosis of the long bones.
- DUI
- D031249 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0396932
- Previous indexing
- Histiocytosis (1989-2002); Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell (1988-2002); Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell (1991-2002); Lipidosis (1979-2002); Xanthomatosis (1979-2002)
- History note
- 2003
- Public note
- 2003
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