Cervical Lymphadenopathy in Two Young Women The Same Rare Diagnosis with Different Presentations

Canadas, Sonia and Fernandes, Rita and Santos, Mónica and Vera-Cruz, Ana and Moreira, Ana Teresa (2020) Cervical Lymphadenopathy in Two Young Women The Same Rare Diagnosis with Different Presentations. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 7 (4). ISSN 2284-2594

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Abstract

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a rare, benign and usually self-limiting disorder that more often affects young women, which is characterized by cervical lymphadenopathy and fever. Clinical presentation may be indistinguishable from other diseases, and its inclusion in the differential diagnosis of lymphoproliferative, infective and autoimmune diseases is essential. An association with systemic lupus erythematosus is acknowledged. We present 2 different cases of 2 young women with KFD; the first case highlights the classic diagnostic features of this rare entity, and the second, the findings when KFD occurs in association with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, cervical lymphadenopathy, systemic lupus erythematosus, corticosteroids
Subjects: 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale)
Depositing User: Chiara D'Arpa
Date Deposited: 19 Nov 2020 10:19
Last Modified: 19 Nov 2020 10:19
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/19982

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