[A case report of Erdheim-Chester disease].
Erdheim-Chester disease is a rare and distinctive lipid granulomatosis with characteristic pattern of radiographic changes in bone. The characteristic radiographic finding is an unusual symmetrical sclerosis at the diametaphyseal portions of many long bones. This study demonstrates a case of Erdheim-Chester disease and mainly documents radiographic findings.
Furutani
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Department of Radiology, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital.
Kurosawa
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Kageyama
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Kaneko
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