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.)
Neurological picture. Torcular Erdheim-Chester disease
Gazzeri R, Galarza M, Amoroso R, De Bonis C, D’Angelo V.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2006 Sep;77(9):1078.
Immunohistochemical evidence of a cytokine and chemokine network in three patients with Erdheim-Chester disease: Implications for pathogenesis
Antonella Stoppacciaro, Marina Ferrarini, Chiara Salmaggi, Cristina Colarossi, Luisa Praderio, Moreno Tresoldi, Angelo A. Beretta, Maria Grazia Sabbadini
Arthritis Rheum. 2006 Dec;54(12):4018-22
Variability in the efficacy of interferon- in Erdheim-Chester disease by patient and site of involvement: Results in eight patients
Julien Haroche, Zahir Amoura, Salim G. Trad, Bertrand Wechsler, Philippe Cluzel, Philippe A. Grenier, Jean-Charles Piette
Arthritis Rheum. 2006 Oct;54(10):3330-6.
Neurologic Presentation of Erdheim-Chester Disease and table
Cynthia L. Bodkin, Zbigniew K. Wszolek
Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska 2006; 40, 5: 397-403
[Pathology of the eyelid in elderly patients] (article in French)
Thomas L, Dalle S.
J Fr Ophtalmol. 2006 Jun;29(6):672-86.
Adult xanthogranulomatous disease of the orbit and ocular adnexa: new immunohistochemical findings and clinical review.
Sivak-Callcott JA, Rootman J, Rasmussen SL, Nugent RA, White VA, Paridaens D, Currie Z, Rose G, Clark B, McNab AA, Buffam FV, Neigel JM, Kazim M.
Br J Ophthalmol. 2006 May;90(5):602-8.
Pleural thickening in a construction worker: it is not always mesothelioma
M.D. Saboerali, M.G.J. Koolen, L.A. Noorduyn, O.M. van Delden, H.J. Bogaard
The Netherlands Journal of Medicine, march 2006 , Vol. 64 , No. 3; p88-90.
Diagnostic value of blind synovial biopsy in clinical practice
Kroot EJ, Weel AE, Hazes JM, Zondervan PE, Heijboer MP, van Daele PL, Dolhain RJ.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2006 Feb;45(2):192-5. Epub 2005 Oct 18.
Erdheim-Chester Disease: A Rare Cause of Renal Failure
Ursula Verdalles; Marian Goicoechea; Soledad Garcma de Vinuesa; Alexia Mosse, Jose Luqo.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2007;22(6):1776-1777.
Bilateral Adrenal Infiltration in Erdheim-Chester Disease. Report of Seven Cases and Literature Review
Julien Haroche, Zahir Amoura, Philippe Touraine, Danielle Seilhean, Claire Graef, Biatrice Birmeli, Bertrand Wechsler, Philippe Cluzel, Philippe A. Grenier and Jean-Charles Piette.
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Vol. 92, No. 6 2007-2012.
Erdheim-Chester disease: a rare cause of interstitial lung disease
Kong P M, Pinheiro L, Kaw G, Sittampalam K, Teo C H Y.
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(2) : e57.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guiding Pacemaker Implantation for Severe Sinus Node Dysfunction Due to Cardiac Involvement in Erdheim-Chester Disease
Thomas Elgeti, MD; Michael Schlegl, MD; Aischa Nitardy, Dietmar E. Kivelitz, MD; Martin Stockburger, MD
Circulation 2007;115;412-414.