Rosai-Dorfman Disease: Rare Pulmonary Involvement Mimicking Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis and Review of the Literature

Rosai-Dorfman Disease: Rare Pulmonary Involvement Mimicking Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis and Review of the Literature

Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD), also known as sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy, is a rare nonmalignant lymphohistiocytic proliferative disorder. We report a patient with RDD who presented with multiple skin lesions, pulmonary involvement, and CT manifestations mimicking Langerhans cell...

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Published in:Case reports in radiology Vol. 2018; no. 2018; pp. 1 - 5
Main Authors: Cheung, Matthew C., Hana, Wedad, Blunt, Danielle, AL Umairi, Rashid, Oikonomou, Anastasia
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2018
Hindawi
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Hindawi Limited
Subjects:
Antigens
Autoimmune diseases
B cells
Case Report
Case reports
Corticosteroids
Cysts
Diabetes
Hematology
Histiocytosis
Lesions
Literature reviews
Lymphatic system
Pathology
Patients
Sinuses
Skin
Type 2 diabetes
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Summary:Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD), also known as sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy, is a rare nonmalignant lymphohistiocytic proliferative disorder. We report a patient with RDD who presented with multiple skin lesions, pulmonary involvement, and CT manifestations mimicking Langerhans cell histiocytosis, which improved after initiation of corticosteroid treatment.
Bibliography:Academic Editor: Atsushi Komemushi
ISSN:2090-6862
2090-6870
DOI:10.1155/2018/2952084