Pulmonary manifestations revealing Rosai-Dorfman disease

Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis. 2015 Sep 14;32(3):275-7.

Abstract

Rosai-Dorfman disease is a rare non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis, mainly involving cervical nodes. We present the case of a patient with a pulmonary form of Rosai-Dorfman disease without peripheral or intra-thoracic lymph nodes, characterized by the presence of pulmonary nodules and cysts associated with bilateral pleural effusions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Aged
  • Biopsy
  • Cysts / diagnosis
  • Cysts / drug therapy
  • Cysts / etiology*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Histiocytosis, Sinus / complications*
  • Histiocytosis, Sinus / diagnosis
  • Histiocytosis, Sinus / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Multiple Pulmonary Nodules / diagnosis
  • Multiple Pulmonary Nodules / drug therapy
  • Multiple Pulmonary Nodules / etiology*
  • Pleural Effusion / diagnosis
  • Pleural Effusion / drug therapy
  • Pleural Effusion / etiology*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Immunosuppressive Agents