Case report of a patient with Erdheim-Chester disease presenting with neuro-endocrine symptoms and negative for BRAF mutation.

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RATIONALE: Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare progressive disease affecting multiple systems. It has recently been recognized as a neoplastic disease following the discovery of activating mutations in the MAPK pathway. There are several striking signs of ECD, such as the long bone involvement, as well as the hairy kidney appearance on computed tomography scan. It is rare for ECD to manifest neurological...

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