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ReviewBMC musculoskeletal disorders2021

Isolated thoracic intramedullary Erdheim-Chester disease presenting with paraplegia: a case report and literature review.

Ikchan Jeon, Joon Hyuk Choi

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Review in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Neuroimaging Spectrum of Erdheim-Chester Disease: An Image-Based Review.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2025
    Review
  2. A rare case of Erdheim Chester disease.Radiology case reports · 2024
    Article
  3. Diagnosing an unusual case of myelitis and diabetes insipidus through skin biopsies.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024
    Article
  4. Erdheim-Chester Disease.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2023
    Article
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ikchan JeonDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yeungnam University Hospital, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Hyeonchung street 170, 42415, Daegu, South Korea. jicns@hanmail.net.
Joon Hyuk ChoiDepartment of Pathology, Yeungnam University Hospital, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea.
Yeungnam University CollegeYeungnam University Medical Center · KR

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea 2019M3E5D1A02068142
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundErdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare, idiopathic, systemic non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis involving long bone and visceral organs. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement is uncommon and most cases develop as a part of systemic disease. We present a rare case of variant ECD as an isolated intramedullary tumor. CASE PRESENTATION: A 75-year-old female patient with a medical history of diabetes and hypertension presented with sudden-onset flaccid paraparesis for 1 day. Neurological examination revealed grade 2-3 weakness in both legs, decreased deep tendon reflex, loss of anal tone, and numbness below T4. Leg weakness deteriorated to G1 before surgery. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and

conclusionsWe experienced an extremely rare case of isolated intramedullary ECD, which was controlled by surgical resection with no adjuvant therapy. Histological examination is the most important for final diagnosis, and careful serial follow-up after surgical resection is required to identify the recurrence and progression to systemic disease.

Indexed as

Erdheim-Chester DiseaseAgedFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingParaplegiaPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyFluorodeoxyglucose F18Erdheim‐chester diseaseHistiocytosisIntramedullarySpinal cordTumor

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PMID33711983
PMCPMC7955615
OpenAlexW3134895461

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