title: Choroidal Involvement in Erdheim-Chester Disease.
abstract: Erdheim-Chester disease is a rare infiltrative disorder of non-Langerhans cell histiocytes, which affects multiple organs, including bone, heart, lungs, orbits, central nervous system (CNS), pituitary gland, and retroperitoneum. Bone affliction is almost universal in these patients and, to a lesser degree, the CNS, retroperitoneum, and other tissues. Eye involvement is typically retro-orbital or periorbital. This case report describes a 48-year-old patient who presented with reduced vision in the left eye and no other complaints. Fundus examination revealed a choroidal mass in the macula. The authors believe that this might be the second case of choroidal involvement in Erdheim-Chester disease.
authors.forename: Amro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdellatief
authors.forename: Craig M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ytterberg
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Boorjian
authors.forename: Diva R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Salomão
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pulido
mesh_terms: D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D031249:Erdheim-Chester Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D014792:Visual Acuity