Erdheim-Chester disease epidemiology and demographics

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Epidemiology and Demographics

Age

ECD affects predominantly adults, with a mean age of 53 years.[1]

References

  1. Veyssier-Belot C, Cacoub P, Caparros-Lefebvre D; et al. (1996). "Erdheim-Chester disease. Clinical and radiologic characteristics of 59 cases". Medicine (Baltimore). 75 (3): 157–69. PMID 8965684.