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Necrotizing lymphadenitis: Kikuchi--Fujimoto disease alias lupus lymphadenitis?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19933723     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Differentiation between lymphadenopathy in potentially life-threatening systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and self-limiting necrotizing lymphadenitis, also called Kikuchi- Fujimoto disease (KFD), is difficult. In the past, co-occurrence of SLE and KFD has been described repeatedly in case reports. Here, we report a case of necrotizing lymphadenitis, describe the clinical and histopathologic features in detail and discuss the current literature. KFD may in fact be a histopathologic characteristic of SLE supporting the hypothesis that KFD is a rare manifestation of SLE. To clarify whether KFD is the same entity as lupus lymphadenitis, more cases with SLE and lymphadenopathy should be examined in detail.
Authors:
Jp Cramer; S Schmiedel; N G Alegre; H Sch?fer; G D Burchard; H Merz
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2009-11-23
Journal Detail:
Title:  Lupus     Volume:  19     ISSN:  1477-0962     ISO Abbreviation:  Lupus     Publication Date:  2010 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-01-06     Completed Date:  2010-03-10     Revised Date:  2010-06-29    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9204265     Medline TA:  Lupus     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  89-92     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Section for Tropical Medicine, I, Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Bernhard-Nocht-Strasse 74, 20359 Hamburg, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / etiology*,  pathology
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications*,  immunology
Lymphadenitis / etiology*,  pathology
Male
Necrosis
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Comment In:
Lupus. 2010;19(8):1004   [PMID:  20581022 ]

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