title: Rosai-Dorfman disease of the subglottis.
abstract: A case of subglottic narrowing caused by an extranodal deposit of sinus histiocytosis in a 29-year-old man is reported. The characteristic features of Rosai-Dorfman disease, such as massive painless cervical lymphadenopathy, fever, raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate and raised white cell count, were all found to be absent. However, typical histological features, such as diffuse lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate, Russel bodies, foamy histiocytes and histiocytes with emperipoiesis, confirmed the diagnosis. Rosai-Dorfman disease is an uncommon disorder and its presentation with progressive subglottic narrowing is extremely rare. Our experience in the management of this condition is reported and the review of literature is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka State, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hazarika
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Kundaje
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015618:Histiocytosis, Sinus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014139:Tracheostomy
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone