Is recurrent Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease a precursor to systemic lupus erythematosus?
By: Taro Horino, Osamu Ichii and Yoshio Terada
Abstract
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD), also known as histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, is a rare, benign, self-limiting disease characterized by cervical lymphadenopathy and fever. Since KFD was first reported in 1972, the validity of this clinical entity has been controversial and its aetiology remains unknown. Herein, we report a case of a patient with KFD, which was believed to be associated with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Language: English
Page range: 72 - 77
Submitted on: Jul 21, 2018
Published on: Mar 28, 2019
Published by: N.G. Lupu Internal Medicine Foundation
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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