Rosai Dorfman disease: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
'''Rosai–Dorfman disease''' is a rare disorder of [[idiopathic|unknown etiology]] that is characterized by abundant [[histiocyte]]s in the [[lymph node]]s throughout the body.<ref name="Andrews">{{cite book |author=James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. |title=Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology |publisher=Saunders Elsevier |location= |year=2006 |pages= |isbn=0-7216-2921-0 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref>{{rp|747}} | '''Rosai–Dorfman disease''' is a rare disorder of [[idiopathic|unknown etiology]] that is characterized by abundant [[histiocyte]]s in the [[lymph node]]s throughout the body.<ref name="Andrews">{{cite book |author=James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. |title=Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology |publisher=Saunders Elsevier |location= |year=2006 |pages= |isbn=0-7216-2921-0 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref>{{rp|747}} | ||
==Historical Perspective== | |||
This condition has been named after Ronald F. Dorfman and Juan Rosai. The alternative eponym of this condition is known as Destombes-Rosai-Dorfman syndrome, part of which is named after Pierre-Paul Louis Lucien Destombes. | |||
== | |||
This condition has been named after | |||
Revision as of 19:17, 31 July 2012
| Rosai-Dorfman disease | |
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | D76.3 (ILDS D76.360) |
|---|---|
| DiseasesDB | 31419 |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]
Synonyms and keywords: Sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy, SHML, Destombes-Rosai-Dorfman syndrome, familial Rosai–Dorfman disease, familial SHML
Overview
Rosai–Dorfman disease is a rare disorder of unknown etiology that is characterized by abundant histiocytes in the lymph nodes throughout the body.[1]:747
Historical Perspective
This condition has been named after Ronald F. Dorfman and Juan Rosai. The alternative eponym of this condition is known as Destombes-Rosai-Dorfman syndrome, part of which is named after Pierre-Paul Louis Lucien Destombes.
- ↑ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.