title: Erdheim-Chester disease of the jaws: literature review and case report.
abstract: Erdheim-Chester disease is a rare systemic lipogranulomatous disorder of adults that shares some histopathologic features similar to Langerhans' cell histiocytosis and that results in characteristic radiographic changes in the long bones. Relatively few cases have been reported in the jaws. We present a literature review of jaw cases and the first case report to describe detailed radiographic and pathologic features of jaw involvement, as well as clinical, radiographic, and histopathologic follow-up of the untreated jaw lesions.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. grace.petrikowski@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Petrikowski
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: McGaw
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006099:Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D015614:Histiocytosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010026:Osteosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome