Balasubramanian Gokulakrishnan, Modiri Alexandra, Affi Marina, Hagen Catherine E, Batdorf Bjorn, Oshima Kiyoko, Michaelis Laura, Saeian Kia
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.
Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.
ACG Case Rep J. 2017 Aug 2;4:e95. doi: 10.14309/crj.2017.95. eCollection 2017.
Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare form of systemic histiocytosis, typically presenting with striking osseous involvement characterized by bilateral osteosclerosis and involvement of organs such as the lung, pituitary gland, heart, and brain. Liver involvement with ECD is extremely uncommon. We report a 56-year-old woman presenting with newly diagnosed cirrhosis and signs concerning for intra-abdominal malignancy, including omental caking and peritoneal thickening. Liver biopsy demonstrated xanthogranulomatous infiltration from ECD. The patient showed initial improvement with interferon therapy, but she developed severe depression, which led to the discontinuation of the treatment. Shortly afterward, she died from progressive liver dysfunction resulting in hepatorenal syndrome.
Erdheim-Chester病(ECD)是一种罕见的系统性组织细胞增多症,通常表现为明显的骨受累,其特征为双侧骨硬化以及肺、垂体、心脏和脑等器官受累。ECD累及肝脏极为罕见。我们报告一例56岁女性,表现为新诊断的肝硬化以及提示腹腔内恶性肿瘤的体征,包括网膜饼状增厚和腹膜增厚。肝脏活检显示为ECD所致的黄色肉芽肿性浸润。患者最初接受干扰素治疗后病情有所改善,但出现了严重抑郁,导致治疗中断。此后不久,她因进行性肝功能衰竭导致肝肾综合征而死亡。