Rosai-Dorfman Disease Complicated by Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in a Child: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

• Published in: Case reports in oncology Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 55 - 62
• Main Authors: Lardhi, Amer A., Al-Mutairi, Abdullah K., Al-Qahtani, Mohammed H., Al-Mutairi, Atheer K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 19.01.2018; Karger Publishers
• Subjects: Anemia; Autoimmune hemolytic anemia; Biopsy; Blood; Bone marrow; Case Report; Case reports; Hemoglobin; Herpes simplex virus; Herpes viruses; Immunoglobulins; Infections; Laboratories; Lymphatic system; Massive lymphadenopathy; Neutrophils; Patients; Pediatrics; Rosai-Dorfman disease; Sinus histiocytosis; Sinuses; Viral infections; Nigeria; Sudan; Massive lymphadenopathy; Sinus histiocytosis; Autoimmune hemolytic anemia; Herpes simplex virus; Rosai-Dorfman disease

Rosai-Dorfman disease is a rare histiocytic proliferative disorder that commonly presents with a massive lymphadenopathy and a variety of constitutional symptoms. Severe hemolytic anemia is an infrequent complication of this disease. Although the etiology of the condition is unknown, infectious agen...