XXXX in Nepal: a study of 6 cases.

@entity1 @entity3329 @entity1712 @entity417 @entity39 @entity1600 @entity5922 @entity3799 @entity19865 @entity378 @entity221
CONTEXT: @entity19865 is a benign disorder, predominantly affecting young @entity1 with a predilection for @entity3799 . Although the disease has been recognized worldwide, to our knowledge no cases have been reported previously from Nepal. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of @entity19865 in Nepal and to analyze clinicopathologic features. METHODS: We reviewed 6 cases of @entity19865 recorded at 3 different hospitals in Nepal during a period from June 1998 to June 2002. Clinical data and histopathology are presented. RESULTS: This study included 5 females and 1 @entity1 , aged 13 to 32 years. These @entity1 presented with prolonged @entity221 and @entity3329 . The 5 female @entity1 had @entity3799 , and the @entity1 had @entity3329 . Complete blood counts revealed raised erythrocyte sedimentation rates in all @entity1 and @entity417 in 2 @entity1 . The size of excised lymph nodes (in greatest dimension) ranged from 1.5 to 5 cm. Typical histologic features were seen, namely, architectural effacement due to presence of pale nodular lymphohistiocytic foci with @entity5922 , coagulation @entity39 , @entity1712 , and absence of granulocytic infiltration. In a follow-up of the cases, disease recurrence was not found. CONCLUSION: Our study emphasizes that @entity19865 should be considered as one of the differential diagnoses in @entity1 with prolonged @entity221 and @entity3799 and that it should be differentiated from @entity1600 in regions where @entity378 is prevalent.
