Erdheim-Chester Disease Presenting with Secondary Hypertension as a Result of Bilateral, Proximal Renal Artery Stenosis: A Case Report

Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare, non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis presenting most commonly with bone and central nervous system symptoms, including but not limited to bone pain and diabetes insipidus. We present a known case of ECD, which was referred for secondary hypertension workup and d...

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Autores principales: Arman, Farid, Shakeri, Hania, Nobakht, Niloofar, Rastogi, Anjay, Kamgar, Mohammad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5465515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28612007
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000471760
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Sumario:Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare, non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis presenting most commonly with bone and central nervous system symptoms, including but not limited to bone pain and diabetes insipidus. We present a known case of ECD, which was referred for secondary hypertension workup and diagnosed with severe, proximal, bilateral renal artery stenosis.

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