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You H, Kim TH, Lew H. Atypical case of Erdheim-Chester Disease involving bilateral orbits. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2024; 35:102087. [PMID: 38872875 PMCID: PMC11169952 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2024.102087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2023] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
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Purpose We report a patient who initially visited the ophthalmology clinic for a vision loss diagnosed with Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD). Observations ECD is a rare non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis characterized by multisystemic organ involvement and poor prognosis. Our patient had complete vision loss due to prominent orbital involvement before any systemic symptoms appeared. This case demonstrates variable clinical manifestations of ECD. Conclusions and importance Painless bilateral proptosis with poor response to steroid treatment should prompt consideration for ECD and systemic evaluation. In addition, in the absence of typical clinical manifestations, a thorough evaluation of the biopsy can be crucial for an accurate diagnosis.
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- Heejeong You
- Department of Ophthalmology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam-si, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam-si, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam-si, Republic of Korea
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Sartori A, Dinoto A, Manganotti P. Diagnosing an unusual case of myelitis and diabetes insipidus through skin biopsies. Neurol Sci 2024:10.1007/s10072-024-07547-z. [PMID: 38676819 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-024-07547-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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- Arianna Sartori
- Neurology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, Cattinara University Hospital, ASUGI, University of Trieste, Strada Di Fiume, 447-34149, Trieste, Italy.
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, Cattinara University Hospital, ASUGI, University of Trieste, Strada Di Fiume, 447-34149, Trieste, Italy
- Neurology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, Cattinara University Hospital, ASUGI, University of Trieste, Strada Di Fiume, 447-34149, Trieste, Italy
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Yuen CA, Bao S, Aung MS, Shishodia R, Kong XT. Dabrafenib and steroids for the treatment of Erdheim-Chester disease with extensive CNS involvement: a case report. Per Med 2024; 21:71-78. [PMID: 38275171 DOI: 10.2217/pme-2023-0137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is an exceedingly rare non-Langerhans cell CD68+ CD1a- S100- histiocytic multi-organ disease. Diagnosis of ECD is often delayed due to non-specific radiographic findings and heterogeneous lesional tissue. Increasingly, the role of genomic alterations is being recognized for both diagnosis and treatment of ECD. More than half of ECD patients harbor the BRAFV600E mutation. Evaluation for this mutation be can falsely negative on immunohistochemical staining and confirmation with molecular analyses is recommended. We present a case of the 44 year-old male with BRAFV600E-positive ECD treated successfully with steroids followed by single-agent dabrafenib.
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- Carlen A Yuen
- Department of Neuro-Oncology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92868-3201, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine. Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, CA 93721, USA
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- California Health Sciences University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Clovis, CA 93611, USA
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- California Health Sciences University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Clovis, CA 93611, USA
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- Department of Neuro-Oncology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92868-3201, USA
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Vicario R, Fragkogianni S, Weber L, Lazarov T, Hu Y, Hayashi SY, Craddock BP, Socci ND, Alberdi A, Baako A, Ay O, Ogishi M, Lopez-Rodrigo E, Kappagantula R, Viale A, Iacobuzio-Donahue CA, Zhou T, Ransohoff RM, Chesworth R, Bank NB, Abdel-Wahab O, Boisson B, Elemento O, Casanova JL, Miller WT, Geissmann F. A microglia clonal inflammatory disorder in Alzheimer's Disease. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.01.25.577216. [PMID: 38328106 PMCID: PMC10849735 DOI: 10.1101/2024.01.25.577216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Somatic genetic heterogeneity resulting from post-zygotic DNA mutations is widespread in human tissues and can cause diseases, however few studies have investigated its role in neurodegenerative processes such as Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Here we report the selective enrichment of microglia clones carrying pathogenic variants, that are not present in neuronal, glia/stromal cells, or blood, from patients with AD in comparison to age-matched controls. Notably, microglia-specific AD-associated variants preferentially target the MAPK pathway, including recurrent CBL ring-domain mutations. These variants activate ERK and drive a microglia transcriptional program characterized by a strong neuro-inflammatory response, both in vitro and in patients. Although the natural history of AD-associated microglial clones is difficult to establish in human, microglial expression of a MAPK pathway activating variant was previously shown to cause neurodegeneration in mice, suggesting that AD-associated neuroinflammatory microglial clones may contribute to the neurodegenerative process in patients.
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- Rocio Vicario
- Immunology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- Immunology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- Immunology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- Immunology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute for Compxutational Biomedicine,Weill Cornell New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-8661
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-8661
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- Marie-Josée & Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- Immunology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- Immunology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- Immunology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, 10065 NY, USA
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- Immunology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- Human Oncology & Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- Marie-Josée & Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- Human Oncology & Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- SKI Stem Cell Research Core, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- Human Oncology & Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, 10065 NY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute for Compxutational Biomedicine,Weill Cornell New York, NY 10021, USA
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- St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, 10065 NY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-8661
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- Immunology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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Tan HEI, Lakshmanan R, Warne R, Walwyn T, Roebuck D. Neuroimaging manifestations of paediatric histiocytoses. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2023. [PMID: 37964685 DOI: 10.1111/1754-9485.13602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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Histiocytoses are rare multi-system disorders marked by abnormal histiocyte cell proliferation, affecting children with diverse clinical presentations. Classified into five groups in 2016, including Langerhans-related (L), cutaneous (C), malignant (M), Rosai-Dorfman disease (R) and haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (H), newer entities such as ALK-positive histiocytosis have also emerged, heralding the era of molecular (sub)classification. Common entities include Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) and haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). This pictorial essay aids radiologists in recognising and differentiating paediatric histiocytoses based on unique neuroimaging features.
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- Hsern Ern Ivan Tan
- Department of Medical Imaging, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Department of Medical Imaging, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Department of Oncology, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Álvarez-Bravo G. A new phenotype of myorhythmia: Oculofacial myorhythmia in a patient with Erdheim Chester disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2023; 116:105889. [PMID: 37832228 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2023.105889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Oculofacial myorhythmia (OFM) is a movement disorder characterized by slow, rhythmic, and repetitive movement that affects the periorbital and perioral muscles. This abnormal movement is classified as a tremor and is highly suggestive of brainstem lesions. Unlike the oculomasticastory myorhythmia, the oculofacial pattern has rarely been reported to date. We present a patient diagnosed with Erdheim Chester disease who two years after the diagnosis developed an oculofacial myorhythmia. We additionally provide a pathological framework based on evolutionary changes on neuroimaging which could explain the appearance of this very rare movement disorder. No cases of OFM have been described in patients with ECD to date. To our knowledge we are reporting the first case of oculofacial myorhythmia secondary to Erdheim Chester disease. To conclude, oculofacial myorhytmia could be a late-onset clinical manifestation of ECD with brainstem involvement.
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- Gary Álvarez-Bravo
- Unit of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis of Girona, University Hospital Josep Trueta of Girona, Department of Neurology, Movement Disorders Unit, University of Girona, 10 Albereda Street, Girona, 17004, Spain.
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Kamaleshwaran KK, Ramkumar E. Beware of the Coated Aorta in Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography: A Specific Clue to the Diagnosis of Erdheim-Chester Disease in a Case of Brain and Orbital Lesions with Unknown Primary. Indian J Nucl Med 2023; 38:381-383. [PMID: 38390541 PMCID: PMC10880849 DOI: 10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_63_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a systemic histiocytosis that can involve several organs, with severity ranging from occult to life-threatening. The disease was first described by William Chester in 1930 after working with the Austrian pathologist Jakob Erdheim. Even today, a correct diagnosis of ECD often takes years, given the rarity and variable manifestations of ECD. We present a case of a 63-year-old female presenting with multiple brain lesions, sent for fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography to find primary, and it showed hypermetabolic right occipital brain lesion, right orbital lesion, and soft tissue around the arch of the aorta (coated aorta), and final histopathology of the brain lesion confirmed histiocytosis ECD.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT and Radionuclide Therapy, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital Limited, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Banks SA, Sartori Valinotti JC, Go RS, Abeykoon JP, Goyal G, Young JR, Koster MJ, Vassallo R, Ryu JH, Davidge-Pitts CJ, Ravindran A, Bennani NN, Shah MV, Rech KL, Tobin WO. Neurological Manifestations of Histiocytic Disorders. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2023; 23:277-286. [PMID: 37209319 DOI: 10.1007/s11910-023-01272-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Histiocytic disorders, including Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), and Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD), are rare neoplasms that may present with a spectrum of neurologic involvement. Diagnostic delay is common due to heterogeneity in presentation and challenging pathology. RECENT FINDINGS Recent advances in the treatment of these diseases targeted towards mutations in the MAP kinase pathway have led to an improved prognosis in these patients with neurologic involvement. It is critical for clinicians to have a high index of suspicion to allow for early targeted treatment and optimize neurologic outcomes. A systematic approach to diagnosis is presented in this article to allow for accurate diagnosis of these rare diseases.
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- Samantha A Banks
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine-Hematopathology, Department of Pathology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematopathology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
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Pacoureau L, Urbain F, Venditti L, Beaudonnet G, Cauquil C, Adam C, Goujard C, Lambotte O, Adams D, Labeyrie C, Noel N. [Peripheral neuropathies during systemic diseases: Part I (connective tissue diseases and granulomatosis)]. Rev Med Interne 2023; 44:164-173. [PMID: 36707257 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2023.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Systemic diseases (connective disease, granulomatosis) may be associated with peripheral neuropathies. The diagnosis can be complex when the neuropathy is the presenting manifestation of the disease, requiring close collaboration between neurologists and internists. Conversely, when the systemic disease is already known, the main question remaining is its imputability in the neuropathy. Regardless of the situation, the positive diagnosis of neuropathy is based on a systematic and rigorous electro-clinical investigation, specifying the topography, the evolution and the mechanism of the nerve damage. Certain imaging examinations, such as nerve and/or plexus MRI, or other more invasive examinations (skin biopsy, neuromuscular biopsy) enable to specify the topography and the mechanism of the injury. The imputability of the neuropathy in the course of a known systemic disease is based mainly on its electro-clinical pattern, on which the alternatives diagnoses depend. In the case of an inaugural neuropathy, a set of arguments orients the diagnosis, including the underlying terrain (young subject), possible associated systemic manifestations (inflammatory arthralgias, polyadenopathy), results of first-line laboratory tests (lymphopenia, hyper-gammaglobulinemia, hypocomplementemia), autoantibodies (antinuclear, anti-native DNA, anti-SSA/B) and sometimes invasive examinations (neuromuscular biopsy).
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- L Pacoureau
- Université Paris-Saclay, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, service de médecine interne et immunologie clinique, groupe hospitalier universitaire Paris-Saclay, hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, service de médecine interne et immunologie clinique, groupe hospitalier universitaire Paris-Saclay, hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, service de neurologie, Centre de référence des neuropathies périphériques rares (NNERF), groupe hospitalier universitaire Paris-Saclay, hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, service de neurophysiologie, Centre de référence des neuropathies périphériques rares (NNERF), groupe hospitalier universitaire Paris-Saclay, hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, service de neurologie, Centre de référence des neuropathies périphériques rares (NNERF), groupe hospitalier universitaire Paris-Saclay, hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, service d'anatomie pathologique et neuropathologie, Centre de référence des neuropathies périphériques rares (NNERF), groupe hospitalier universitaire Paris-Saclay, hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, service de médecine interne et immunologie clinique, groupe hospitalier universitaire Paris-Saclay, hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, service de médecine interne et immunologie clinique, groupe hospitalier universitaire Paris-Saclay, hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, service de neurologie, Centre de référence des neuropathies périphériques rares (NNERF), groupe hospitalier universitaire Paris-Saclay, hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, service de neurologie, Centre de référence des neuropathies périphériques rares (NNERF), groupe hospitalier universitaire Paris-Saclay, hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, service de médecine interne et immunologie clinique, groupe hospitalier universitaire Paris-Saclay, hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
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Jha S, Baskar D, Nandeesh BN, Vengalil S, Chaudhary R, Nalini A, Yadav R, Srinivas D. Obstructive Hydrocephalus as the Solitary Manifestation of Young Onset Erdheim-Chester Disease. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2023; 26:77-80. [PMID: 37034049 PMCID: PMC10081542 DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_537_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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- Shreyashi Jha
- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Hosur Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Hosur Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Hosur Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Hosur Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Hosur Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Hosur Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Hosur Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Hosur Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Neurological Erdheim-Chester Disease Manifesting with Subacute or Progressive Cerebellar Ataxia: Novel Case Series and Review of the Literature. Brain Sci 2022; 13:brainsci13010026. [PMID: 36672008 PMCID: PMC9856726 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13010026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Neurological involvement is relatively common in Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), a rare clonal disorder of histiocytic myeloid precursors characterized by multisystem involvement. In ECD patients, neurological symptoms can occur either at onset or during the disease course and may lead to various degrees of neurological disability or affect patients' life expectancy. The clinical neurological presentation of ECD often consists of cerebellar symptoms, showing either a subacute or progressive course. In this latter case, patients manifest with a slowly progressive cerebellar ataxia, variably associated with other non-specific neurological signs, infratentorial leukoencephalopathy, and cerebellar atrophy, possibly mimicking either adult-onset degenerative or immune-mediated ataxia. In such cases, diagnosis of ECD may be particularly challenging, yet some peculiar features are helpful to address it. Here, we retrospectively describe four novel ECD patients, all manifesting cerebellar symptoms at onset. In two cases, slow disease progression and associated brain MRI features simulated a degenerative cerebellar ataxia. Three patients received a definite diagnosis of histiocytosis, whereas one case lacked histology confirmation, although clinical diagnostic features were strongly suggestive. Our findings regarding existing literature data focused on neurological ECD will be also discussed to highlight those diagnostic clues helpful to address diagnosis.
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Tan AHS, Dhanda S, Jagmohan P, Singh P, Hallinan JTPD, Quek ST. Erdheim-Chester disease: Imaging spectrum of multisystemic manifestations. ANNALS OF THE ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, SINGAPORE 2022. [DOI: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2021331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Global Diagnostics, Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia
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Serrallach BL, Kralik SF, Tran BH, Huisman TAGM, Patel RP, Allen CE, McClain KL, Gulati N, Dillard-Ilboudo CQ, Hicks MJ, Mohila CA, Desai NK. Neuroimaging in Pediatric Patients with Juvenile Xanthogranuloma of the CNS. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2022; 43:1667-1673. [PMID: 36265894 PMCID: PMC9731252 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Juvenile xanthogranuloma is a rare clonal, myeloid, neoplastic disorder. Typically, juvenile xanthogranuloma is a self-limited disorder of infancy, often presenting as a solitary red-brown or yellow skin papule/nodule. A small subset of patients present with extracutaneous, systemic juvenile xanthogranuloma, which may include the CNS. The goal of this retrospective study was to evaluate and categorize the neuroimaging findings in a representative cohort of pediatric patients with CNS juvenile xanthogranuloma. MATERIALS AND METHODS The brain and/or spine MR imaging data of 14 pediatric patients with pathology-proven juvenile xanthogranuloma were categorized and evaluated for the location; the signal intensity of xanthogranulomas on T1WI, T2WI, DWI, and a matching ADC map for the pattern and degree of contrast enhancement; and the presence of perilesional edema, cysts, or necrosis. RESULTS Fourteen pediatric patients (8 girls, 6 boys; mean age, 84 months) were included in the study. Patients presented with a wide variety of different symptoms, including headache, seizure, ataxia, strabismus, hearing loss, facial paresis, and diabetes insipidus. Juvenile xanthogranuloma lesions were identified in a number of different sites, including supra- and infratentorial as well as intracranial and spinal leptomeningeal. Five patients were categorized into the neuroradiologic pattern unifocal CNS juvenile xanthogranuloma; 8, into multifocal CNS juvenile xanthogranuloma; and 1, into multifocal CNS juvenile xanthogranuloma with intracranial and spinal leptomeningeal disease. In most cases, xanthogranulomas were small-to-medium intra-axial masses with isointense signal on T1WI (compared with cortical GM), iso- or hyperintense signal on T2WI, had restricted diffusion and perilesional edema. Almost all xanthogranulomas showed avid contrast enhancement. However, we also identified less common patterns with large lesions, nonenhancing lesions, or leptomeningeal disease. Four cases had an additional CT available. On CT, all xanthogranulomas were homogeneously hyperdense (solid component) without evident calcifications. CONCLUSIONS CNS juvenile xanthogranuloma may demonstrate heterogeneous neuroimaging appearances potentially mimicking other diseases, such as primary brain neoplasms, metastatic disease, lymphoma and leukemia, other histiocytic disorders, infections, or granulomatous diseases.
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- B L Serrallach
- From the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (B.L.S., S.F.K., B.H.T., T.A.G.M.H., R.P.P., N.K.D.)
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- From the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (B.L.S., S.F.K., B.H.T., T.A.G.M.H., R.P.P., N.K.D.)
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- From the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (B.L.S., S.F.K., B.H.T., T.A.G.M.H., R.P.P., N.K.D.)
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- From the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (B.L.S., S.F.K., B.H.T., T.A.G.M.H., R.P.P., N.K.D.)
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- From the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (B.L.S., S.F.K., B.H.T., T.A.G.M.H., R.P.P., N.K.D.)
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- Department of Pediatrics (C.E.A., K.L.M., N.G., C.Q.D.-I.), Section of Hematology-Oncology
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- Department of Pediatrics (C.E.A., K.L.M., N.G., C.Q.D.-I.), Section of Hematology-Oncology
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- Department of Pediatrics (C.E.A., K.L.M., N.G., C.Q.D.-I.), Section of Hematology-Oncology
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- Department of Pediatrics (C.E.A., K.L.M., N.G., C.Q.D.-I.), Section of Hematology-Oncology
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology (M.J.H., C.A.M.), Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology (M.J.H., C.A.M.), Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- From the Edward B. Singleton Department of Radiology (B.L.S., S.F.K., B.H.T., T.A.G.M.H., R.P.P., N.K.D.)
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Polk C, Weida C, Patel N, Leonard M. Erdheim-Chester disease presenting as meningitis with hypoglycorrhachia: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e30585. [PMID: 36123925 PMCID: PMC9478310 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000030585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) commonly has neurologic manifestations but rarely presents with meningitis and hypoglycorrhachia. Here, were present a case of ECD with a clinical and laboratory presentation initially thought to be bacterial meningitis with sepsis. METHODS We report a case of a 79-year-old with history of enigmatic bone pain and peritoneal nodules who presented with meningitis. After failure to improve on antibiotic therapy other etiologies of hypoglycorrhachia including sarcoid, tuberculosis, and fungal and carcinomatous meningitis were considered. However, no definite diagnosis could be made based on radiologic, serologic, microbiologic, and molecular testing and the patient failed to improve on empiric therapy including antibiotics, antifungals, and tuberculosis and steroid therapy. RESULTS Ultimately, autopsy revealed a new diagnosis of ECD manifesting as meningitis, a rare presentation of a rare disease. CONCLUSION Although only reported in one other case to our knowledge, ECD can present with meningitis with hypoglycorrhachia.
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- Christopher Polk
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC
- *Correspondence: Christopher Polk, MD, Department of Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, 1000 Blythe Blvd, MEB 5th floor, Charlotte, NC 28203 (e-mail: )
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- Department of Pathology, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC
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Erdheim–Chester Disease with Isolated CNS Involvement: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Neurol Int 2022; 14:716-726. [PMID: 36135995 PMCID: PMC9504932 DOI: 10.3390/neurolint14030060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Erdheim–Chester disease (ECD) is a rare, sporadic, non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis that can have various presentations and higher mortality in patients presenting with neurological symptoms. We performed a systematic review to investigate and chronicle the frequency of neurological manifestations, imaging findings, treatments, and outcomes in published ECD patients presenting with neurological symptoms. A PubMed literature search was conducted for articles (published between January 1980 and June 2021) on ECD cases presenting with neurological manifestations. We analyzed the data of 40 patients, including our patient. Cranial neuropathies and ataxia were the most frequent clinical manifestations. A total of 50% of the symptomatic ECD CNS lesions were intraparenchymal and nearly 33% of patients died due to the disease itself or complications. CNS involvement may be the only manifestation of ECD and sometimes may require a repeat biopsy with IHC testing for excellent treatment outcomes.
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Wadayama T, Shimizu M, Kimura I, Baba K, Beck G, Nagano S, Morita R, Nakagawa H, Shirano M, Goto T, Norose K, Hikosaka K, Murayama S, Mochizuki H. Erdheim-Chester Disease Involving the Central Nervous System with Latent Toxoplasmosis. Intern Med 2022; 61:2661-2666. [PMID: 35135916 PMCID: PMC9492489 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8564-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare, non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis characterized by the infiltration of foamy histiocytes into multiple organs. We herein report a case of ECD with central nervous system (CNS) involvement in a 63-year-old man who also presented a positive result for Toxoplasma gondii nested polymerase chain reaction testing of cerebrospinal fluid. Since anti-Toxoplasma treatment proved completely ineffective, we presumed latent infection of the CNS with T. gondii. This case suggests the difficulty of distinguishing ECD with CNS involvement from toxoplasmic encephalitis and the possibility of a relationship between the pathogeneses of ECD and infection with T. gondii.
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- Tomoya Wadayama
- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Osaka City General Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Osaka City General Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Osaka City General Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Osaka City General Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Infection and Host Defense, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan
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- Department of Infection and Host Defense, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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Razanamahery J, Abdallahoui M, Chabridon G, Fromont A, Tarris G, Idbaih A, Comby PO, Godard F, Haroche J, Audia S, Bonnotte B. Dramatic Efficacy of Interferon and Vemurafenib on Psychiatric Symptoms Revealing BRAFV600E -Mutated Erdheim-Chester Disease: A Case Report. Front Immunol 2022; 13:918613. [PMID: 35874752 PMCID: PMC9299438 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.918613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Erdheim–Chester disease (ECD) is a rare condition with underestimated neurological involvement. Mild psychiatric symptoms such as mood swings have been rarely described in the clinical spectrum of neuro-ECD. We here describe the first patient with psychiatric manifestations of delirium revealing ECD with neurological involvement with favorable evolution under interferon followed by BRAF inhibitor monotherapy. An 81-year-old woman was referred to the hospital because of delirium and severe cognitive impairment associated with a cerebellar syndrome. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed “FLAIR-changes” lesions in the pons and upper cerebellum peduncles. Blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analyses showed normal results except for an elevated neopterin level in the CSF. Whole-body CT scan (18FDG-PET) showed peri-nephric fat infiltration and aorta adventitia sheathing with radiotracer uptake in the pons, vessels, peri-nephric fat, and bone lesions, which was characteristic of ECD. The diagnosis was confirmed on perirenal tissue biopsy, which also showed a BRAFV600E mutation. Treatment with interferon resulted in the resolution of delirium, and treatment with BRAF inhibitor subsequently resulted in a partial remission of all active sites. This case highlights that delirium can be the first manifestation of neurodegenerative ECD. ECD should be screened in unexplained psychiatric features as interferon and targeted therapy appear to be effective in this situation.
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- Jérôme Razanamahery
- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Department of Neurology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Department of Pathology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Inserm, CNRS, AP-HP, Hôpital Universitaire La Pitié Salpêtrière, DMU Neurosciences, Paris, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Centre Georges Francois Leclerc, Dijon, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine 2, National Reference Center for Histiocytosis, Pitié-Salpétrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
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Ma Y, Guo X, Wan Z, Liu H, Gao J. Paediatric Erdheim-Chester Disease in the Lateral Ventricle: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Front Oncol 2022; 12:835076. [PMID: 35494046 PMCID: PMC9046972 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.835076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis caused by the expression of CD68-positive and CD1a-negative foam tissue cells, which is polar in pediatric patients. The study reports a case of an 8-year-old Chinese boy who presented with polydipsia and polyuria for 4 years, followed by central nervous system symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a large lesion in the lateral ventricle. The histiocytes stained positively for CD68, CD163 and negatively for CD1a, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and langerin, and were partially positive for S100 by immunohistochemical assay. More importantly, BRAFV600E staining was positive in tissue, and the BRAFV600E mutations was also detected by real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) in the intracranial lesion tissue. According to our review of the literature, this is a rare case of ECD in the ventricle, with a younger age.
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- Yimei Ma
- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Immunology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Chronobiology (Sichuan University), National Health Commission of China, Chengdu, China
- The Joint Laboratory for Lung Development and Related Diseases of West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University and School of Life Sciences of Fudan University, West China Institute of Women and Children’s Health, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Sichuan Birth Defects Clinical Research Center, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Hanmin Liu, ; Ju Gao,
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- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Hanmin Liu, ; Ju Gao,
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Danni multipli dei nervi cranici. Neurologia 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1634-7072(21)46000-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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O'Brien K, Dave R, Shekhar S, Hannah-Shmouni F, Comis LE, Solomon BI, Chen M, Gahl WA, FitzGibbon E, Gochuico BR, Estrada-Veras JI. Survivorship Issues in Adult Patients With Histiocytic Neoplasms. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2021; 19:1312-1318. [PMID: 34781266 PMCID: PMC10481619 DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2021.7096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Adult-onset histiocytoses (AOH), primarily Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD), Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD), and adult Langerhans cell histiocytosis (ALCH), are a group of related histiocytic neoplastic disorders featuring multisystemic manifestations. The disorders are largely incurable, and are essentially chronic neoplastic diseases with a variable prognosis. Prompt diagnosis and treatment is important to prevent debilitating and even life-threatening complications. Survivorship issues abound in AOH, due to their multisystemic manifestations and the sometimes recalcitrant chronic inflammation, which can lead to other debilitating complications such as fatigue, weakness, and pain. Because these disorders are rare, few healthcare professionals are proficient in their management; therefore the aim of these guidelines is to offer guidance on how to manage patients, and how to create survivorship care plans through the efforts of an interdisciplinary team.
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- Kevin O'Brien
- Office of the Clinical Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Inova Fairfax-Virginia Commonwealth University College of Medicine, Falls Church, Virginia
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- Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Clinical Center, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Speech Language Pathology Section, Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland; and
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- Office of the Clinical Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Office of the Clinical Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Office of the Clinical Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
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Pituitary Imaging Abnormalities and Related Endocrine Disorders in Erdheim-Chester Disease. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13164126. [PMID: 34439280 PMCID: PMC8392147 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13164126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Erdheim–Chester disease (ECD) is a rare histiocytic neoplasm that is frequently associated with hypothalamic–pituitary gland involvement leading to endocrine dysfunctions. Frequently, endocrinopathy is permanent and precedes the diagnosis of ECD and may also develop during the course of treatment. However, the exact nature and frequency of hypothalamic–pituitary involvement are unknown. We studied a natural history cohort of 61 subjects with Erdheim–Chester disease and found abnormal pituitary imaging in 47.5% of cases, associated with panhypopituitarism, diabetes insipidus, and a higher median number of pituitary endocrinopathies. These data confirm and significantly extend previous reports of centrally occurring endocrine dysfunction and highlight the need for routine imaging and systematic assessment of hypothalamic–pituitary endocrine function in patients with ECD. Abstract Purpose: We examined abnormal pituitary imaging (API) and associated endocrine dysfunction in subjects with ECD. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive examination of a natural history cohort study diagnosed with ECD was conducted at a clinical research center. Subjects underwent baseline endocrine tests of anterior and posterior pituitary function and dedicated pituitary gland MRI scans. We determined the frequency of various pituitary imaging abnormalities in ECD and assessed its relationships with age, sex, body mass index (BMI), BRAF V600E status, high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), pituitary hormone deficits and number, diabetes insipidus (DI), and panhypopituitarism. Results: Our cohort included 61 subjects with ECD [age (SD): 54.3 (10.9) y, 46 males/15 females]. API was present in 47.5% (29/61) of ECD subjects. Loss of the posterior pituitary bright spot (36.1%) followed by thickened pituitary stalk (24.6%), abnormal enhancement (18.0%), and pituitary atrophy (14.8%) were the most common abnormalities. DI and panhypopituitarism were more frequent in subjects with API without differences in age, sex distribution, hsCRP, ESR, and BRAF V600E status compared to normal pituitary imaging. Conclusions: We noted a high burden of API and endocrinopathies in ECD. API was highly associated with the presence of panhypopituitarism and DI. Therefore, a thorough assessment of hypothalamic–pituitary integrity should be considered in subjects with ECD.
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Kanakis M, Petrou P, Lourida G, Georgalas I. Erdheim-Chester disease: a comprehensive review from the ophthalmologic perspective. Surv Ophthalmol 2021; 67:388-410. [PMID: 34081930 DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare clonal histiocytic neoplasm with less than 1200 documented cases to date. The disease is life-threatening and difficult to recognize, although increasing awareness as well as the integration of clinical, imaging, pathology information , and genetic studies have led to a recent exponential increase in new reported cases. ECD affects multiple organs and systems, including skeletal, neurologic, and cardiovascular. Pulmonary, retroperitoneal, and cutaneous lesions have also been reported in various combinations. Until the discovery that more than half of ECD patients harbor the BRAF-V600E mutation or other mutations in the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and RAS pathways, Interferon-a was the first-line treatment. Nowadays BRAF and MEK-inhibitors targeted therapies are the mainstay of treatment. Ophthalmologic involvement occurs in 25% -30% of ECD cases, usually in the form of orbital involvement presenting with exophthalmos and ophthalmoplegia. Other ophthalmologic manifestations include palpebral xanthelasmas, anterior uveitis and vitritis, optic disk edema, choroidal infiltration, recurrent serous retinal detachment, retinal drusen-like deposits and retinal pigment epithelial changes. ECD patients can also present with ocular symptoms as a result of adverse effects of the treatment regimens. In some cases with smoldering or protean symptoms, the emergence of eye manifestations triggered the diagnosis. Ophthalmologists have to be aware of the disease, recognize the constellation of ECD symptoms, and contribute to the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of ECD patients.
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- G. Genimatas General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 1st University Eye Clinic, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- G. Genimatas General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 1st University Eye Clinic, Athens, Greece.
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Nayak L. From inflammation to cancer: entering a new frontier in the management of Erdheim-Chester disease. Neuro Oncol 2020; 22:905-906. [PMID: 32343812 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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- Lakshmi Nayak
- Center for Neuro-Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Association of BRAF V600E with Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Involvement in Erdheim-Chester Disease. ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.endmts.2020.100051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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