High-Dose Methotrexate for the Treatment of Relapsed Central Nervous System Erdheim-Chester Disease

Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare multisystem non-Langerhans histiocytosis. CNS involvement is a major complication, which is often rapidly progressive and confers a poor prognosis. However, treatment of CNS ECD is difficult due to poor CNS penetrance by the most effective chemotherapeutic dru...

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Main Authors: Prahlad Ho, Carole Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/269359