Facing a rare disease can seem like an uphill battle from time to time. The side effects of rare diseases, such as ECD are not only seen and felt from the disease itself or the treatments received. Many patients are faced with other effects that are not direct...
As spring slips away and summer is within our grasp, our natural urge to enjoy the great outdoors intensifies. However, even limited sun exposure can be dangerous to ECD patients under some targeted-therapies. If you are being treated with a BRAF or MEK-inhibitor, or...
Living with a rare disease can be hard: mentally, physically, and even financially draining. A 2013 survey called the Rare Disease Impact Report (conducted in the US and UK) asked patients, healthcare professionals and payers (who finance...
You are likely already a member of the ECD Global Alliance and we hope that you have been able to find help and comfort in the resources that we have available to our members. It is our amazing team of volunteers, donors, medical professionals, and staff who make it...
What is a consensus? A medical consensus is a report on a specific subject, such as Erdheim-Chester Disease, from a group of medical experts that have a particular knowledge of the disease. This group of experts agree on evidence-based and state-of-the-art...
