Erdheim-Chester disease

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Synonyms and keywords: Erdheim-Chester syndrome; polyostotic sclerosing histiocytosis

Overview

ECD is not a common cause of exophthalmos but can be diagnosed by biopsy. However, like all biopsies, this may be inconclusive.^[1]