Open AccessR osai D orfman disease diagnosed by fine‐needle aspiration cytology in a young man with HIV infection
Author(s) -
Sall Abibatou,
Touré Awa Oumar,
Ndiaye Fatou Samba,
Sène Abdoulaye,
Sall Fatimata Bintou,
Faye Blaise Félix,
Seck Moussa,
Diop Saliou
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.391
Subject(s) - medicine , fine needle aspiration , cytology , etiology , biopsy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , histiocyte , fine needle aspiration cytology , rosai–dorfman disease , disease , pathology , immunology
Key Clinical Message RDD (Rosai Dorfman disease) is a rare and benign histiocytic proliferative disorder of unknown etiology. FNAC (Fine‐needle aspiration cytology) is a useful and reliable tool for the diagnosis of RDD , and as such, biopsy is avoidable.