title: Multidetector computed tomographic imaging of Erdheim-Chester disease.
abstract: Erdheim-Chester disease is a rarely reported disease that can affect nearly every organ and chiefly infiltrates the connective, perivascular, and adipose tissue. The disease is a form of non-Langerhans-cell histiocytosis characterized by the proliferation of foamy histiocytes; its cardiovascular complications carry a severe prognosis. We present the case of a 29-year-old woman who was admitted for analysis of her angina. Our evaluation with use of cardiac multidetector computed tomographic angiography revealed large mediastinal soft tissue that compressed the patient's left anterior descending coronary artery. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the use of low-dose, dual-source, 256-slice multidetector computed tomography to characterize Erdheim-Chester disease that exclusively caused angina and stenosis of a coronary artery in a young adult.
authors: Department of Radiology (Drs. Bayraktutan, Kantarci, Ogul, and Yuceler), School of Medicine, Ataturk University, 25000 Erzurum; Department of Radiology (Dr. Karabulut), School of Medicine, Pamukkale University, 20000 Denizli; and Department of Radiology (Dr. Akman), Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, 34000 Istanbul; Turkey.
authors: Zeyneb
authors: Z
authors: Yuceler
authors: Department of Radiology (Drs. Bayraktutan, Kantarci, Ogul, and Yuceler), School of Medicine, Ataturk University, 25000 Erzurum; Department of Radiology (Dr. Karabulut), School of Medicine, Pamukkale University, 20000 Denizli; and Department of Radiology (Dr. Akman), Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, 34000 Istanbul; Turkey.
authors: Mecit
authors: M
authors: Kantarci
authors: Department of Radiology (Drs. Bayraktutan, Kantarci, Ogul, and Yuceler), School of Medicine, Ataturk University, 25000 Erzurum; Department of Radiology (Dr. Karabulut), School of Medicine, Pamukkale University, 20000 Denizli; and Department of Radiology (Dr. Akman), Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, 34000 Istanbul; Turkey.
authors: Nevzat
authors: N
authors: Karabulut
authors: Department of Radiology (Drs. Bayraktutan, Kantarci, Ogul, and Yuceler), School of Medicine, Ataturk University, 25000 Erzurum; Department of Radiology (Dr. Karabulut), School of Medicine, Pamukkale University, 20000 Denizli; and Department of Radiology (Dr. Akman), Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, 34000 Istanbul; Turkey.
authors: Hayri
authors: H
authors: Ogul
authors: Department of Radiology (Drs. Bayraktutan, Kantarci, Ogul, and Yuceler), School of Medicine, Ataturk University, 25000 Erzurum; Department of Radiology (Dr. Karabulut), School of Medicine, Pamukkale University, 20000 Denizli; and Department of Radiology (Dr. Akman), Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, 34000 Istanbul; Turkey.
authors: Ummugulsum
authors: U
authors: Bayraktutan
authors: Department of Radiology (Drs. Bayraktutan, Kantarci, Ogul, and Yuceler), School of Medicine, Ataturk University, 25000 Erzurum; Department of Radiology (Dr. Karabulut), School of Medicine, Pamukkale University, 20000 Denizli; and Department of Radiology (Dr. Akman), Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, 34000 Istanbul; Turkey.
authors: Canan
authors: C
authors: Akman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D031249:Erdheim-Chester Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests
keywords: Angina pectoris/etiology; Erdheim-Chester disease/diagnosis/pathology/radiography; coronary vessels/pathology; heart diseases/complications/etiology; histiocytosis, non-Langerhans-cell/diagnosis; tomography, x-ray computed/diagnostic use