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DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2011-0297
Rosai-Dorfman Disease: An unusual cause of fever of unknown origin (FUO) and anterior cervical adenopathy in a child
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Publikationsverlauf
29. Januar 2010
04. Oktober 2010
Publikationsdatum:
28. Juli 2015 (online)

Abstract
In children, cervical adenopathy and fever is a common diagnostic dilemma. We present an unusual case of fever with anterior cervical adenopathy mimicking lymphoma that was diagnosed by as Rosai-Dorfman disease (RD) by lymph node biopsy. RD disease typically presents in childhood with cervical adenopathy. Less commonly, RD may involve extra-nodal sites as well, including the skin (the most common extranodal site), central nervous system (CNS), eye, liver, spleen, pancreas, or kidney. Lymph node biopsy is diagnostic and to differentiates RD disease from other causes of lymphadenopathy such as lymphoma.