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Multidetector computed tomographic imaging of Erdheim-Chester disease.
[erdheim-chester disease]
Erdheim-
Chester
disease
is
a
rarely
reported
disease
that
can
affect
nearly
every
organ
and
chiefly
infiltrates
the
connective
,
perivascular
,
and
adipose
tissue
.
The
disease
is
a
form
of
non-
Langerhans-cell
histiocytosis
characterized
by
the
proliferation
of
foamy
histiocytes
;
its
cardiovascular
complications
carry
a
severe
prognosis
.
We
present
the
case
of
a
29
-
year
-old
woman
who
was
admitted
for
analysis
of
her
angina
.
Our
evaluation
with
use
of
cardiac
multidetector
computed
tomographic
angiography
revealed
large
mediastinal
soft
tissue
that
compressed
the
patient
's
left
anterior
descending
coronary
artery
.
To
our
knowledge
,
this
is
the
first
report
of
the
use
of
low
-dose
,
dual-source
,
256
-
slice
multidetector
computed
tomography
to
characterize
Erdheim-
Chester
disease
that
exclusively
caused
angina
and
stenosis
of
a
coronary
artery
in
a
young
adult
.