Rosai Dorfman Disease —A rare case of cervical lymphadenopathy

Rosai Dorfman disease is a rare cause of sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy. In developing countries, it often mimics some infectious diseases and malignancies and is often mismanaged. A high index of suspicion is necessary for its diagnosis. It is seldom life threatening therefore obs...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical case reports 2020-12, Vol.8 (12), p.2712-2715
Hauptverfasser: Amiji, Insiyah, Mohammed, Ummulkheir, Salum, Hajaj, Karugaba, Emilia, Mkeni, Luka, Mumburi, Livin, Msafiri, Anna, Massawe, Higgins
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Zusammenfassung:Rosai Dorfman disease is a rare cause of sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy. In developing countries, it often mimics some infectious diseases and malignancies and is often mismanaged. A high index of suspicion is necessary for its diagnosis. It is seldom life threatening therefore observation is currently the best advocated approach for its management. Rosai Dorfman disease is a rare cause of sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy. In developing countries, it mimics tuberculosis and malignancies and it is often mismanaged. A high index of suspicion is necessary for its diagnosis. It resolves spontaneously therefore observation is currently the advocated approach for its management.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.3255