Asad SD Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Rosai-Dorfman disease; , Autoimmune disease; , Lymphadenopathy; , Histiocytosis
Department of Neurology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, USA
Asad Ali Khan (1 December 1937 – 14 June 2011) was an Indian musician who played the plucked string instrument rudra veena. Khan performed in the style dhrupad and was described as the best living rudra veena player in India by The Hindu. He was awarded the Indian civilian honor Padma Bhushan in 2008
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Author(s): Lia NL, Asad SD, Jafri SI and Harrison JS
The educational objective herein is to describe 2 case reports in which patients were found to have an autoimmune disease concomitantly with a rare, benign histiocytic disorder known as Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD). It is unclear if there is an underlying association between autoimmune disease and RDD, as the pathophysiology of RDD has not been well defined to date. Regardless, autoimmune diseases are relatively common in the general population; hence RDD should remain within the differential diagnosis when lymphadenopathy is seen. Lymphadenopathy, although most frequently seen bilaterally in the cervical region in RDD, may present anywhere. A biopsy with histologic confirmation is required to not only evaluate for malignancy in these cases but also necessary... view moreĀ»