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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Main Authors: Ikchan Jeon, Joon Hyuk Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04061-7