Open AccessJuan-Ron fever: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Sourya Acharya,
Samarth Shukla
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.163786
Subject(s) - sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy , rosai–dorfman disease , cervical lymphadenopathy , medicine , etiology , dermatology , fever of unknown origin , cervical lymph nodes , rare disease , lymph , pathology , disease , surgery , cancer , metastasis
Juan-Ron fever named after Juan Rosai and Ronald Dorfman is the fever associated with Rosai-Dorfman disease also known as sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy (SHML). It is a rare disorder of unknown etiology that is characterized by abundant macrophages in the lymph nodes throughout the body. Usually patient presents with painless lymphadenopathy. We present a case of a 45-year-old male who presented to us with bilateral cervical lymphadenopathy and fever, later on diagnosed to have SHML.