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Rosai-dorfman disease

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We describe two cases of Rosai-Dorfman disease. One of them had commonly described cervical adenopathy and the second with the very rare bilateral orbital involvement. Both our cases required treatment with steroids because of the danger of pressure symptoms and disfigurement and multiple episodes of high fever in one of them.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Medicine, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, (IPGMER), Kolkata, India

    Madhumita Nandi, Rakesh Kumar Mondal, Supratim Datta & Balai Chandra Karmakar

  2. Department Pathology, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, (IPGMER), Kolkta, India

    Krishnendu Mukherjee

  3. Department of Neuroradiology, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences and Psychiatry (BINP), Kolkata, India

    T. K. Dhibar

  4. RMO Cum Clinical Tutor, 6/6, Naren Sarkar Road, Barisha, Kolkata, 700008, India

    Madhumita Nandi

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Nandi, M., Mondal, R.K., Datta, S. et al. Rosai-dorfman disease. Indian J Pediatr 75, 290–294 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-008-0063-0

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