A rare cause of lymphadenopathy - Rosai-Dorfman disease in a HIV-positive Ugandan woman

Bavithra Nathan; Bhoomika Roomallah; Jon R Salisbury; Melinda Tenant-Flowers; Shireen Kassam

doi:10.1177/0956462415627257

A rare cause of lymphadenopathy - Rosai-Dorfman disease in a HIV-positive Ugandan woman

Int J STD AIDS. 2016 Oct;27(12):1123-1125. doi: 10.1177/0956462415627257. Epub 2016 Jan 11.

Authors

Bavithra Nathan¹, Bhoomika Roomallah¹, Jon R Salisbury¹, Melinda Tenant-Flowers¹, Shireen Kassam²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Haematology and HIV, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
² Department of Haematology and HIV, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK [email protected].

PMID: 26759277
DOI: 10.1177/0956462415627257

Abstract

This case illustrates a rare cause of lymphadenopathy as a presenting feature of HIV and highlights the importance HIV testing in all patients who present with lymphadenopathy.

Keywords: AIDS; HIV; Rosai-Dorfman; lymphadenopathy; sinus histiocytosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biopsy
Female
HIV Seropositivity / complications*
Histiocytosis, Sinus / complications*
Histiocytosis, Sinus / diagnosis*
Histiocytosis, Sinus / pathology*
Histiocytosis, Sinus / surgery
Humans
Lymphadenopathy / diagnostic imaging
Lymphadenopathy / pathology*
Middle Aged
Nasal Cavity / pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome