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How does erdheim-chester disease kill a person?
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Organ failure.: Erdheim-chester disease is a rare disorder in which cells called histiocytes accumulate in the loose connective tissue of the organs. It causes the tissues to become thick, dense and fibrotic. The disease is debilitating. Death results, if not properly treated, from organ failures.
Answered 3/6/2019
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