Erdheim-Chester disease with chorioretinal and orbital involvement: a case report.


Journal

Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia
ISSN: 1678-2925
Titre abrégé: Arq Bras Oftalmol
Pays: Brazil
ID NLM: 0400645

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2023
Historique:
received: 17 05 2022
accepted: 27 06 2022
medline: 3 4 2023
pubmed: 3 4 2023
entrez: 19 9 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

A 42-year-old woman presented with bilateral proptosis, chemosis, leg pain, and vision loss. Orbital, chorioretinal, and multi-organ involvement of Erdheim-Chester disease, a rare non-Langerhans histiocytosis, with a negative BRAF mutation was diagnosed based on clinical, radiological, and pathological findings. Interferon-alpha-2a (IFNα-2a) was started, and her clinical condition improved. However, 4 months later, she had vision loss with a history of IFNα-2a cessation. The same therapy was administered, and her clinical condition improved. The Erdheim-Chester disease is a rare chronic histiocytic proliferative disease that requires a multidisciplinary approach and can be fatal if left untreated because of multisystemic involvements.

Identifiants

pubmed: 39298729
pii: S0004-27492024000500905
doi: 10.5935/0004-2749.2022-0151
pii:
doi:

Substances chimiques

Interferon alpha-2 0
Interferon-alpha 0

Types de publication

Case Reports Letter

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

e20220151

Auteurs

Kubra Serefoglu Cabuk (KS)

Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Health Sciences Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Adem Tellioglu (A)

Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Health Sciences Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Gamze Ozturk Karabulut (GO)

Ophthalmology Department, Memorial Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Arel University.

Senay Asik Nacaroglu (SA)

Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Korhan Fazil (K)

Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery and Ocular Oncology Center, Istanbul, Turkey.

Tuğrul Elverdi (T)

Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey.

Muhittin Taskapili (M)

Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Health Sciences Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Safak Karslioglu (S)

Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery and Ocular Oncology Center, Istanbul, Turkey.

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