Abstract
In three cases of histologically proved Chester-Erdheim disease there was a large anterior epidural lesion from C-3 to L-2 in one patient; dural masses and orbital infiltration in a second patient; and dural, choroid plexus, retroorbital, and hypophyseal lesions in a third patient. Diabetes insipidus, exophthalmia, long bone lesions, and retroperitoneal infiltration were present.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Brain Diseases / diagnosis*
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Brain Diseases / etiology
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Brain Diseases / pathology
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Granuloma / diagnosis*
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Granuloma / etiology
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Granuloma / pathology
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Histiocytosis / diagnosis*
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Histiocytosis / etiology
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Histiocytosis / pathology
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
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Microscopy, Electron
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Middle Aged
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Myelography
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Occupational Diseases / diagnosis
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Occupational Diseases / etiology
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Occupational Diseases / pathology
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Osteosclerosis / diagnosis*
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Osteosclerosis / etiology
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Osteosclerosis / pathology
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Risk Factors
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Spinal Cord Diseases / diagnosis*
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Spinal Cord Diseases / etiology
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Spinal Cord Diseases / pathology
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Syndrome
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Textile Industry
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
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Xanthomatosis / diagnosis*
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Xanthomatosis / etiology
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Xanthomatosis / pathology