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Erdheim-Chester disease: First pediatric case report in Colombia
Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - 15 Dec 2021
Salazar Luis Carlos, Moreno Luz Ángela, Jaramillo Lina Eugenia, Cabrera Edgar Vladimir
Abstract excerpt
The Erdheim-Chester’s disease is extremely rare in children. We present the case of a 12-year-old girl with histological and radiological diagnosis of this disease and mutation of the BRAF gene, who developed multisystemic compromise requiring treatment with dabrafenib. We identified 22 reports of this condition among children worldwide and this is the second pediatric case in Latin America. Diagnostic imaging is...
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