TY - JOUR
T1 - Kikuchi-Fujimoto's disease associated with systemic lupus erythematous
T2 - Difficult case report and literature review
AU - Ruaro, B.
AU - Sulli, A.
AU - Alessandri, E.
AU - Fraternali-Orcioni, G.
AU - Cutolo, M.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Kikuchi-Fujimoto's disease (KFD), or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, is a benign and self-limiting disease of unknown aetiology. KFD tends to affect a young population under 30 years of age and predominantly females. KFD is a rare pathology and its association with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is not frequent. Herein, we present the case of a male Italian patient with SLE in association with KFD with 5 years of follow-up, where a differential diagnosis from infection or lymphoproliferative disease was problematic.
AB - Kikuchi-Fujimoto's disease (KFD), or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, is a benign and self-limiting disease of unknown aetiology. KFD tends to affect a young population under 30 years of age and predominantly females. KFD is a rare pathology and its association with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is not frequent. Herein, we present the case of a male Italian patient with SLE in association with KFD with 5 years of follow-up, where a differential diagnosis from infection or lymphoproliferative disease was problematic.
KW - histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis
KW - Kikuchi-Fujimoto's disease
KW - systemic lupus erythematosus
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U2 - 10.1177/0961203314530794
DO - 10.1177/0961203314530794
M3 - Article
C2 - 24739458
AN - SCOPUS:84903773651
VL - 23
SP - 939
EP - 944
JO - Lupus
JF - Lupus
SN - 0961-2033
IS - 9
ER -