ECD (Erdheim-Chester Disease) Global Alliance

The ECD Global Alliance is dedicated to awareness, support, education, and research related to Erdheim-Chester Disease. Towards this mission the organization will work with the global community to accomplish the following: raise awareness of ECD, provide support to those affected by the disease, advocate for and support research programs, and share educational material and facilitate information sharing among interested parties regarding ECD. Erdheim-Chester Disease is an extremely rare disorder that can affect many different organs of the body. It is characterized by excessive production and accumulation of specific cells whose normal function is to fight infections. These cells, which are called histiocytes, infiltrate the loose connective tissue of the body. As a result this tissue becomes thickened, dense and fibrotic.