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30 March 2024: Articles

Erdheim-Chester Disease Occult on Radiographs and CT but Visible on MRI and PET

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease

Minsoo Kim A , Steven P. Rowe D* , Tej I. Mehta A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.941169

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e941169

Figure 1. (A–C) A 60-year-old woman presented due to left knee and calf pain, subsequently found to be caused by ECD. (A, B) MRI of the left knee showing innumerable T1-dark (A) and proton-density-bright (B) marrow-replacing lesions throughout the distal femur, proximal tibia, and proximal fibula (example lesion denoted by arrows). The patient also had small meniscal tears of the knee. (C) Follow-up MRI of the pelvis demonstrating additional lesions (arrowhead).

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923