Erdheim-Chester Disease: A condition which is defined as a non langerhans cell histiocytosis. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Erdheim-Chester Disease is available below.
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A rare form of non-Langerhans-cell histiocytosis (HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL) with onset in middle age. The systemic disease is characterized by infiltration of lipid-laden macrophages, multinucleated giant cells, an inflammatory infiltrate of lymphocytes and histiocytes in the bone marrow, and a generalized sclerosis of the long bones. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Erdheim-Chester Disease as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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