Isolated thoracic intramedullary Erdheim-Chester disease presenting with paraplegia: a case report and literature review
Abstract Background Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare, idiopathic, systemic non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis involving long bone and visceral organs. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement is uncommon and most cases develop as a part of systemic disease. We present a rare case of variant EC...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-03-01
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Series: | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04061-7 |