Uncommon cause of recurrent sinus obstruction: Rosai-Dorfman disease
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The Rosai-Dorfman disease corresponds to a rare disease with less than 1,000 reported cases. Their clinical characteristics correspond to a volume increase in cervical nodes, There is an extranodal involvement as the only manifestation of between 25% and 50% of cases. The sinonasal location has been previously reported. Diagnosis is based on histopathology with the phenomenon of emperipolesis with cells positive for S-100 protein. This disease is often confused with malignancy, so it must be recognized and suspected. A case of a patient 15 years with a history of longstanding nasal obstruction, with multiple recurrences of Rosai-Dorfman disease, demonstrated by histopathology.
