What is the Ehlers Chester disease?: Understanding Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD)
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With more than 500 cases of Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) reported in medical literature as of 2017, this extremely rare blood cancer is often confused with other conditions, including the unrelated Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. The query 'What is the Ehlers Chester disease?' is a common misspelling that refers to the rare and slow-growing blood cancer known correctly as Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD).