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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Amiji, Insiyah, Mohammed, Ummulkheir, Salum, Hajaj, Karugaba, Emilia, Mkeni, Luka, Mumburi, Livin, Msafiri, Anna, Massawe, Higgins
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7752541/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33363810
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3255
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Sumario: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.