technetium-tc-99m-medronate and Histiocytosis--Non-Langerhans-Cell

To describe a 55-year-old male with Erdheim-Chester disease with bilateral orbital infiltration and visual loss who was successfully treated with interferon-alpha.. Interventional case report.. The patient was treated with interferon-alpha and had an improvement in his clinical signs, including his visual acuity, after 4 weeks of interferon therapy.. Interferon-alpha can be effective in the treatment of orbital infiltration secondary to Erdheim-Chester disease.

Topics: Exophthalmos; Granuloma; Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell; Humans; Interferon-alpha; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Orbital Diseases; Osteosclerosis; Radionuclide Imaging; Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; Visual Acuity; Xanthomatosis