Rosai-Dorfman disease in a symptomatic elderly man

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2021 Aug 12;35(1):78-79. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2021.1957381. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

An 81-year-old man presented with anemia, fatigue, weight loss, and recurrent urinary tract infections and was found to have diffuse large adenopathy and infiltrating renal masses. Surgical excision of a lymph node and histologic evaluation led to the diagnosis of Rosai-Dorfman disease, a rare histioproliferative condition that classically presents with enlarged cervical lymph nodes bilaterally. It also can involve additional nodal chains and/or have extranodal manifestations. The condition can self-resolve or have periods of remission and reactivation.

Keywords: Anemia; Rosai-Dorfman; lymphadenopathy.