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A Patient With Erdheim-Chester Disease Presenting With Intestinal Obstruction as the Initial Symptom: A Case Report
oleh: Xiuzhi Zhou, Duchang Zhai, Junlin Yang, Dai Shi, Kuan Lu, Wu Cai, Guohua Fan, Shenghong Ju
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Diterbitkan: | Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01 |
Deskripsi
Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare and systemic non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Recently, ECD was classified as an inflammatory medullary tumor that affects a diverse group of organ systems. The purpose of this report is to present the radiological features of this disease in a 51-year-old man with intestinal obstruction as the initial presentation. In this case, X-ray computed tomography (CT) and emission computed tomography (ECT) clearly showed lesions in various systems, especially in the skeletal images. The survival benefit of treatment with interferon α (IFN-α) and BRAF inhibitors is well established, while other treatments focus on symptom relief.