Kikuchi’s disease: A rare cause of cervical lymphadenitis and fever

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• 作者：Joel M. Schofer ; Tri C. Tong and David A. Tanen
• 关键词：Kikuchi’ ; s disease ; cervical lymphadenitis ; fever ; Kikuchi’ ; s lymphadenitis ; Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease
• 刊名：Journal of Emergency Medicine
• 出版年：2005
• 期刊代码：156_07364679
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：2005
• 卷：29
• 期：2
• 页码：151-153
• 文件大小：63 K

摘要

Cervical lymphadenitis and fever are common in patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED). Kikuchi’s disease is a rare, self-limited cause of fever and cervical lymphadenitis often misdiagnosed as lymphoma or lupus and inappropriately treated, potentially causing numerous ED visits for unrelieved symptoms. The case described is that of a 29-year-old with persistent fever and cervical lymphadenitis who presented to the ED with a suspected allergic reaction to an antibiotic. The diagnosis of Kikuchi’s disease was made in association with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and partial hydatidiform mole. The case highlights the clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of Kikuchi’s disease.