Medical Journal Articles
Published Papers on Erdheim-Chester Disease
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Multidetector computed tomographic imaging of Erdheim-Chester disease.
Yuceler Z, Kantarci M, Karabulut N, Ogul H, Bayraktutan U, Akman C.
Tex Heart Inst J. 2014 Jun 1;41(3):338-40. doi: 10.14503/THIJ-13-3350. eCollection 2014 Jun.
Consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and clinical management of Erdheim-Chester disease.
Diamond EL, Dagna L, Hyman DM, Cavalli G, Janku F, Estrada-Veras J, Ferrarini M, Abdel-Wahab O, Heaney ML, Scheel PJ, Feeley NK, Ferrero E, McClain KL, Vaglio A, Colby T, Arnaud L, Haroche J.
Blood. 2014 Jul 24;124(4):483-92. doi: 10.1182/blood-2014-03-561381. Epub 2014 May 21.
This article is available from the ECD Global Alliance in Spanish. To receive a copy, please email – support@erdheim-chester.org
Biological and Therapeutic Implications of the BRAF Pathway in Histiocytic Disorders
Arceci RJ.
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2014;34:e441-5. doi: 10.14694/EdBook_AM.2014.34.e441
Erdheim – Chester disease: Clinical pearls for the anesthesiologist
Hariharan U, Goel AV, Sharma D.
J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2014 Apr;30(2):297-8. doi: 10.4103/0970-9185.130127
Disseminated histiocytoses biomarkers beyond BRAFV600E: frequent expression of PD-L1
Erdheim-Chester Disease: A Case Report
Jean Alexiou and Jean Klastersky
Am J Case Rep. 2015; 16: 361–366. Published online 2015 Jun 11. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.892750
Rare Form of Erdheim-Chester Disease Presenting with Isolated Central Skeletal Lesions Treated with a Combination of Alfa-Interferon and Zoledronic Acid
E. N. Bulycheva, V. V. Baykov, M. I. Zaraĭskiĭ, and G. N. Salogub
Case Rep Hematol. 2015; 2015: 876752. Published online 2015 Apr 8. doi: 10.1155/2015/876752
Complete remission of critical neurohistiocytosis by vemurafenib
Philipp Euskirchen, MD, Julien Haroche, MD, PhD, Jean-François Emile, MD, PhD, Ralph Buchert, PhD, Staffan Vandersee, MD, Andreas Meisel, MD
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2015 Apr; 2(2): e78. doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000000078
Correlative bone imaging in a case of Schnitzler’s syndrome and brief review of the literature
Inneke Willekens MD, PhD, Lode Goethals MD, PhD, Frank De Geeter MD, PhD
Hell J Nucl Med. 2015 Jan-Apr;18(1):71-3.
Symptomatic empty sella syndrome: an unusual manifestation of Erdheim–Chester disease
Wann Jia Loh, Kesavan Sittampalam, Suan Cheng Tan, and Manju Chandran
Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep. 2015; 2015: 140122. Published online 2015 Mar 1. doi: 10.1530/EDM-14-0122
A Unique Case of Erdheim-Chester Disease with Axial Skeleton, Lymph Node, and Bone Marrow Involvement
Jin Lim, Ki Hwan Kim, Koung Jin Suh, Kyung Ah Yoh, Jin Young Moon, Ji Eun Kim, Eun Youn Roh, In Sil Choi, Jin-Soo Kim, Jin Hyun Park
Cancer Res Treat. 2015 Feb 26. doi: 10.4143/crt.2014.160
Dendritic Cell Disorders: Matters of Lineage and Clinical Drug Testing in Rare Diseases
Robert J. Arceci
J Clin Oncol. 2015 Feb 10;33(5):383-5. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.58.9804