title: [Erdheim-Chester disease. A rare etiology of retrobulbar tumor].
abstract: The authors report the case of a 47 year old man who presented with bilateral retro-ocular tumor and an inflammatory syndrome as the first sign of his disease. Later on, the illness became polyvisceral and biopsies of retro-ocular and retro-peritoneal tissues revealed the diagnosis of Erdheim-Chester disease. The patient died a few months later.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chollet
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eyremandi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lesueur
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Arne
mesh_terms: D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D015614:Histiocytosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: La maladie d'Erdheim-Chester. Une étiologie rare de tumeur rétrobulbaire.