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Cardiovascular Manifestations of Erdheim-Chester's Disease: A Case Series

Authors :
Isabela Bispo Santos da Silva Costa
André Neder Ramires Abdo
Cristina Salvadori Bittar
Silvia Moulin Ribeiro Fonseca
Aline Sabrina Holanda Teixeira Moraes
Roberto Kalil Filho
Juliana Pereira
Ludhmila Abrahão Hajjar
Source :
Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, Vol 111, Iss 6, Pp 852-855
Publisher :
Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC).

Abstract

Abstract Erdheim-Chester Disease is a rare entity, classified as an inflammatory myeloid neoplasm, with an unknown incidence, occurring preferentially in men after 50 years of age. Classically, it has a multisystemic presentation, with the skeletal system being the most frequently affected (90% of the patients), followed by genitourinary involvement in 60% of cases and central nervous system in the pituitary and diabetes insipidus in 25% of the cases. Cardiovascular manifestations are present in more than half of the patients, with aortic infiltration and atrial pseudotumor being the most common forms.

Details

Language :
English, Portuguese
ISSN :
16784170
Volume :
111
Issue :
6
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7c0a67a548864a209fbf0bc5cb9aa1b0
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5935/abc.20180218