Medical Journal Articles
Published Papers on Erdheim-Chester Disease
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The articles listed by publication date. (Caution, these are medical journal articles and may contain information and/or pictures that could be disturbing to some.)
Langerhans cell histiocytosis with the radiographic findings of Erdheim-Chester disease
Waite RJ, Doherty PW, Liepman M, Woda B.
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1988 Apr;150(4):869-71.
Immunocytochemical characterization of pulmonary histiocytosis X cells in lung biopsies
Soler P, Chollet S, Jacque C, Fukuda Y, Ferrans VJ, Basset F.
Am J Pathol. 1985 Mar;118(3):439-51.
Orbital manifestations of Erdheim-Chester disease
M G Alper, L E Zimmerman, and F G Piana.
Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 1983; 81: 64-85.
Lipid granulomatosis of the ribs: focal Erdheim-Chester disease.
Dalinka MK, Turner ML, Thompson JJ, Lee RE.
Radiology. 1982 Feb;142(2):297-9.
Erdheim-Chester disease
Resnick D, Greenway G, Genant H, Brower A, Haghighi P, Emmett M.
Radiology. 1982 Feb;142(2):289-95
Erdheim-Chester disease: case with chronic discharging sinus from bone
Dee P, Westgaard T, Langholm R.
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1980 Apr;134(4):837-9.
Erdheim-Chester disease: a case report
Yong Koo Park, Kyung Nam Ryu, Bang Huh, Jae Do Kim
J Korean Med Sci. 1999 Jun;14(3):323-6
Neurological manifestations of Erdheim-Chester disease
R Wright, R. Hermann, and J. Parisi
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1999 January; 66(1): 72-75.
Erdheim-Chester Disease Involving Bilateral Lower Extremities
Tamio Kushihashi, Hirotsugu Munechika, Masayuki Sekimizu and Etsuo Fujimaki.
AJR 2000; 174:875-876.
Pulmonary Pathology of Erdheim-Chester Disease
Walter L Rush M.D., Jo Ann W Andriko Lt.C., M.C., U.S.A., Francoise Galateau-Salle M.D., Elizabeth Brambilla M.D., Christian Brambilla M.D., I Ziany-bey M.D., Melissa L Rosado-de-Christenson Col., U.S.A.F., M.C. and William D Travis M.D.
Mod Pathol 2000;13(7):747-754.
Pulmonary Involvement with Erdheim-Chester Disease
Keith H. Wittenberg, Stephen J. Swensen and Jeffrey L. Myers
AJR 2000; 174:1327-1331
Erdheim-Chester Disease
Susan Passalaqua, MD, Milos J. Janicek, MD PhD
Joint Program in Nuclear Medicine, Harvard University, October 3, 2000