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Vemurafenib (BRAF Inhibitor) Therapy for Orbital Erdheim-Chester Disease.
Gupta, Adit; Yeganeh, Amir; Rootman, Daniel; Goldberg, Robert.
Affiliation
  • Gupta A; *Stein Eye Institute, Division of Orbital and Oculoplastic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, and †Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg ; 33(6): e138-e139, 2017.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28099231
Erdheim-Chester disease is a rare xanthogranulomatous systemic disease, which involves the orbit in some cases. Through this case report, the authors review the treatment modalities used in orbital Erdheim-Chester disease and explore a newer modality of treatment. Cases of orbital Erdheim-Chester disease were identified in the literature utilizing a PubMed search and all the treatment modalities were reviewed. The response to treatment of orbital Erdheim-Chester disease has been poor with the various medical and surgical treatment modalities used in the past. The authors report the use of BRAF inhibitor with a remarkable response in our case.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Orbital Diseases / Sulfonamides / Erdheim-Chester Disease / Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf / Indoles Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Systematic_reviews Limits: Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg Journal subject: OFTALMOLOGIA Year: 2017 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Orbital Diseases / Sulfonamides / Erdheim-Chester Disease / Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf / Indoles Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Systematic_reviews Limits: Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg Journal subject: OFTALMOLOGIA Year: 2017 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States