Experience of diagnosing and managing a patient with spinal Rosai-Dorfman-Destombes disease in a tuberculosis hyperendemic region

• Main Authors: Ming, Han Tan, Choong, Hoon Foo, May Honey Ohn, Khin Maung Ohn
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
• Subjects: RD701-811 Orthopedic surgery
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29148/1/Experience%20of%20diagnosing%20and%20managing%20a%20patient%20with%20spinal%20Rosai-Dorfman-Destombes%20disease%20in%20a%20tuberculosis%20hyperendemic%20region.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29148/2/Experience%20of%20diagnosing%20and%20managing%20a%20patient%20with%20spinal%20Rosai-Dorfman-Destombes%20disease%20in%20a%20tuberculosis%20hyperendemic%20region%20_ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29148/; https://casereports.bmj.com/content/bmjcr/15/3/e245360.full.pdf; http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-245360
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Classic Rosai-Dorfman-Destombes disease (RDD) is a rare histiocytic disorder with bilateral massive painless cervical lymphadenopathy. It is a mysterious disease and there is little knowledge of its pathogenesis, clinical features, radiological findings, laboratory investigations, effective treatmen...