Cutaneous Rosai-Dorfman Disease: A Treatment Challenge

Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2021 Aug;11(4):1443-1448. doi: 10.1007/s13555-021-00557-1. Epub 2021 Jun 18.

Abstract

Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) is a benign histiocytosis that rarely manifests as a purely cutaneous form. Its differential diagnosis and treatment can pose a challenge to both clinicians and pathomorphologists. We present the case of a 69-year-old woman with cutaneous RDD presenting as multiple nodules on the right thigh who was treated with low-dose methotrexate weekly for > 1 year with a partial response.

Keywords: Cutaneous Rosai-Dorfman disease; Histiocytosis; Methotrexate.