ECD Awareness Week 2025 is September 8–14

ECD Awareness Week 2025 is September 8–14

ECD Awareness Week is September 8–14, 2025, and we need YOU to help raise awareness and show the world what it means to be part of the ECD family. Awareness Week is important because Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD) is so rare that many people— even in the medical...
What Is Erdheim-Chester Disease? A Simple Explanation

What Is Erdheim-Chester Disease? A Simple Explanation

Erdheim-Chester Disease, also called ECD, is a very rare kind of blood cancer. It is so rare that some medical articles estimate that only about 2,000 cases around the world have been documented. Our bodies have special cells called histiocytes. Normally, these cells...
Meet Ziggy the Zebra: Our New Mascot with a Big Mission!

Meet Ziggy the Zebra: Our New Mascot with a Big Mission!

https://www.erdheim-chester.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/A_realistic_cinematic_202508181055_yfmfz-1.mp4   The Erdheim-Chester Disease Global Alliance (ECDGA) is excited to introduce our newest team member—Ziggy the Zebra! Ziggy isn’t your average zebra. Ziggy...
Now Available: 2025 Spanish Webinar Featuring Dr. Xavier Solanich

Now Available: 2025 Spanish Webinar Featuring Dr. Xavier Solanich

The Erdheim-Chester Disease Global Alliance (ECDGA) is pleased to announce that the recording of our recent Spanish-language webinar is now available to view on our YouTube channel. This special session, held on July 24, 2025, features Dr. Xavier Solanich from...