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Rosai‐Dorfman disease successfully treated with thalidomide: A case report
Author(s) -
ShahidiDadras Mohammad,
Hamedani Behnaz,
Niknezhad Nasim,
Ghilizadeh Nasim
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/dth.13005
Subject(s) - rosai–dorfman disease , medicine , histiocyte , thalidomide , lymph , disease , pathology , dermatology , immunology , multiple myeloma
Rosai‐Dorfman disease (RDD) is a rare disease which characterized by proliferation and overproduction of histiocytes in the lymph nodes appearing as lymphadenopathy, however, it may also occur in extranodal sites. The occurrence of unusual manifestations of the disease such as the appearance of the mass in an unusual area may increase the probability of misdiagnosis. Herein, we describe a case of RDD in an old woman with an unusual appearance of RDD in the leg that was successfully treated by thalidomide.

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