Rosai Dorfman disease diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology in a young man with HIV infection

Abibatou Sall; Awa Oumar Touré; Fatou Samba Ndiaye; Abdoulaye Sène; Fatimata Bintou Sall; Blaise Félix Faye; Moussa Seck; Saliou Diop

doi:10.1002/ccr3.391

Rosai Dorfman disease diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology in a young man with HIV infection

Clin Case Rep. 2015 Oct;3(10):879-83. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.391. Epub 2015 Sep 7.

Authors

Abibatou Sall¹, Awa Oumar Touré¹, Fatou Samba Ndiaye², Abdoulaye Sène¹, Fatimata Bintou Sall¹, Blaise Félix Faye¹, Moussa Seck¹, Saliou Diop¹

Affiliations

¹ Hematology, University Cheikh Anta Diop Dakar, Senegal.
² Internal Medecine, Aristide le Dantec Hospital Dakar, Senegal.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Emperipolesis; Fine-needle aspiration cytology; HIV; Rosai Dorfman disease.

Publication types

Case Reports