Histiocytosis, Sinus ; diagnosis ; Humans

Humans ; Histiocytosis, Sinus/diagnosis* ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Lung

Adult ; Diagnostic Errors ; Histiocytosis, Sinus ; diagnosis ; Humans ; Male ; Rhinoscleroma ; diagnosis

Humans ; Histiocytosis, Sinus/diagnosis* ; Fractures, Compression/complications* ; Diagnosis, Differential

Adolescent ; Epistaxis ; etiology ; Histiocytosis, Sinus ; complications ; diagnosis ; Humans ; Male

Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) is an idiopathic histioproliferative disorder of lymph node and extranodal site. Bone involvement is very rare. We report a case of extranodal RDD of the tibia in 32-year old male. The patient presented with pain with no evidence of lymphadenopathy. Clinico-radiologic diagnosis was metastatic carcinoma or Langerhans cell histiocytosis, but, histopathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis with RDD. We performed curettage on the osteolytic lesion of tibia. In South Korea, there was no report about RDD of the extremity and we want to report this case with review of the literature.
Curettage ; Diagnosis ; Extremities ; Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell ; Histiocytosis, Sinus* ; Humans ; Korea ; Lymph Nodes ; Lymphatic Diseases ; Male ; Tibia*

Child ; Histiocytosis, Sinus ; diagnosis ; drug therapy ; Humans ; Lymphatic Diseases ; diagnosis ; drug therapy ; Male

Histiocytosis, Sinus ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Lung Diseases ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; Male ; Middle Aged

A case of cutaneous Rosai-Dorfman disease (CRDD) presenting as a granulomatous rosacea-like rashs was reported. A 45-year-old Chinese woman presented with a 1-month history of a widespread nonpruiginous papulonodular eruption. The rash had begun on her face and rapidly progressed to involve the neck and extremities. She was otherwise healthy, with no history of fever, malaise, or weight loss. Physical examination revealed multiple symmetrically distributed discrete and coalescing red plaques, papules and nodules scattered over the face, neck and extremities. No appreciable lymphadenopathy or hepatosplenomegaly was noted. There was no mucosal involvement. The biopsy specimen obtained from the face demonstrated the epidermis was normal, while the superficial dermis contained sheets of histiocytes with abundant, focally foamy cytoplasm. The histiocytes were surrounded by a patchy lymphocytic and plasma cell infiltrate. There was no significant histiocytic atypia. Some of these histiocytes engulfed, without destroying, lymphocytes and neutrophils (emperipolesis). Immunohistochemical staining revealed that the histiocytes were strongly positive for S100 protein, weakly positive for CD68, and negative for CD1a. A diagnosis of CRDD was made. Oral prednisone therapy was initiated at a dosage of 30 mg/d for 3 weeks and then tapered over the ensuing 2 weeks. After 5 weeks of treatment, the lesions had markedly improved.
Exanthema ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Female ; Histiocytosis, Sinus ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Rosacea ; pathology

OBJECTIVETo study the prevalence of IgG4-positive plasma cells in Rosai-Dorfman disease and to assess the association between Rosai-Dorfman disease and IgG4-related sclerosing disease (IgG4-SD).

METHODSThe clinicopathologic features of 12 tissue samples of Rosai-Dorfman disease (11 extranodal and one nodal) from nine patients were reviewed. The degree of fibrosis and occlusive phlebitis was studied by HE staining. The expression of IgG4 and IgG in plasma cells were studied by immunohistochemistry (EnVision) and quantitatively analyzed by medical image analysis system.

RESULTSNine tissue samples showed different degree of fibrosis (four tissue samples were mild, one tissue sample was moderate and four tissue samples were severe) and two tissue samples showed occlusive phlebitis in the lesional tissue. Immunohistochemical study showed marked infiltration by IgG4-positive plasma cells (> 50 per high-power field) in four tissue samples, moderate infiltration (30 to 50 per high-power field) in two tissue samples, mild (10 to 29 per high-power field) in three cases and negative infiltration (< 10 per high-power field) in three tissue samples (P < 0.01). Three tissue samples fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of IgG4-SD (> 50 IgG4-positive plasma cells per high-power field and IgG4-to-IgG ratio > 40%), including one tissue sample each of Rosai-Dorfman disease in the left facial skin, above the left eye socket, and in the right parotid.

CONCLUSIONSSome cases of Rosai-Dorfman disease fulfill the diagnostic criteria and show the histologic features of IgG4-SD. They may represent members of the IgG4-SD spectrum. The detection of IgG4-positive plasma cells in the lesional tissues of Rosai-Dorfman disease may have clinical pathological significance.

Fibrosis ; Histiocytosis, Sinus ; diagnosis ; immunology ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin G ; chemistry ; Immunohistochemistry ; Phlebitis ; pathology ; Plasma Cells ; chemistry