raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:35687

Erdheim-Chester disease

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Adult
Status
active

Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), a non-Langerhans form of histiocytosis, is a multisystemic disease characterized by various manifestations such as skeletal involvement with bone pain, exophthalmos, diabetes insipidus, renal impairment and central nervous system (CNS) and/or cardiovascular involvement.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enErdheim-Chester disease
frMaladie d'Erdheim-Chester
deErdheim-Chester-Krankheit
esEnfermedad de Erdheim-Chester
itMalattia di Erdheim-Chester
nlZiekte van Erdheim-Chester
ptDoença de Erdheim-Chester
plChoroba Erdheima i Chestera
csErdheimova-Chesterova nemocErdheim-Chesterova nemoc
ukХвороба Ердгейма-Честера
zhErdheim-Chester病
trErdheim-Chester hastalığı

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10D76.3NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-112B31.YNTBTindexvalidated
ICD-11XH1VJ3Especificvalidated
MONDO0018153Evalidated
MeSHD031249Evalidated
UMLSC0878675Evalidated
GARD6369Evalidated
MedDRA10060801Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families500 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated20724540[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

41 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000944Abnormal metaphysis morphology
HP:0005930Abnormality of epiphysis morphology
HP:0002653Bone pain
HP:0000873Diabetes insipidus
HP:0100518Dysuria
HP:0012378Fatigue
HP:0001945Fever
HP:0000975Hyperhidrosis
HP:0000044Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
HP:0011001Increased bone mineral density
HP:0002797Osteolysis
HP:0002754Osteomyelitis
HP:0001959Polydipsia
HP:0000520Proptosis
HP:0001824Weight loss
HP:0001114Xanthelasma
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002027Abdominal pain
HP:0001646Abnormal aortic valve morphology
HP:0000126Hydronephrosis
HP:0001386Joint swelling
HP:0005200Retroperitoneal fibrosis
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001317Abnormal cerebellum morphology
HP:0001697Abnormal pericardium morphology
HP:0006530Abnormal pulmonary interstitial morphology
HP:0010978Abnormality of immune system physiology
HP:0001903Anemia
HP:0001251Ataxia
HP:0010885Avascular necrosis
HP:0001635Congestive heart failure
HP:0012735Cough
HP:0001260Dysarthria
HP:0002094Dyspnea
HP:0001347Hyperreflexia
HP:0002017Nausea and vomiting
HP:0000639Nystagmus
HP:0002202Pleural effusion
HP:0000508Ptosis
HP:0002206Pulmonary fibrosis
HP:0000083Renal insufficiency
HP:0000988Skin rash
HP:0000505Visual impairment

Run the differential on the 12 obligate / very frequent terms

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Sources for this card