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Erdheim-Chester disease history and symptoms
Introduction
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Overview
Overview
Symptoms
Symptoms
A review of 59 case studies by Veyssier-Belot, C et al. in 1996 reported the following symptoms in order of frequency of occurrence:[1]
- Bone pain
- Retroperitoneal fibrosis
- Diabetes insipidus
- Exophthalmos
- Xanthomas
- Neurological signs (including Ataxia)
- Dyspnea caused by interlobular septal and pleural thickening
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