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Successful treatment of Erdheim-Chester disease by interleukin-1 receptor antagonist protein.
[erdheim-chester disease]
Erdheim-
Chester
disease
is
a
rare
non-langerhans
systemic
histiocytosis
of
unknown
origin
,
associated
with
bone
diseases
and
severe
visceral
complications
.
Therapies
have
been
disappointing
.
A
recombinant
form
of
interleukin-
1
receptor
antagonist
(
anakinra
)
has
been
used
in
a
few
cases
when
usual
treatment
fails
.
We
report
a
new
case
of
successfully
interleukin-
1
receptor
antagonist
treatment
in
Erdheim-
Chester
disease
.