title: Cardiac involvement in Erdheim- Chester disease: MRI findings and literature revision.
abstract: Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare form of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis, characterized by the involvement of several organs. The lesions may be skeletal or extra-skeletal: in particular, long bones, skin, lungs, and the cardiovascular and the central nervous systems can be affected. In this report, we describe a case of a 34-year-old man, who came to our observation with symptomatic ECD, for a correct assessment of the degree of cardiac involvement through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ponsiglione
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puglia
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barbuto
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, National Research Council (CNR), Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Solla
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Altiero
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lubrano
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy ; Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, National Research Council (CNR), Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imbriaco
keywords: Erdheim-Chester disease; cardiac magnetic resonance; histiocytosis; non-Langerhans