title: Lipid granulomatosis: Erdheim-Chester disease.
abstract: Twenty-six cases of lipid (cholesterol) granulomatosis, Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD), have been described in the literature to date. A new case of ECD in a 33-year-old man with an unusual presentation of exudative ascites following a four year history of abdominal pain is reported. The radiographic and bone scan findings in this disease have been established and Ga-67 scan findings are reported. The Tc-99m sulphur colloid bone marrow and In-111 chloride scan findings are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences and Diagnostic Imaging, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Molnar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gottschalk
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gallagher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D008297:Male; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D002784:Cholesterol; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate