Still's disease associated with necrotizing lymphadenitis (Kikuchi's disease): report of 3 cases.
Necrotizing lymphadenitis (Kikuchi's disease) is recognized as one of the benign lymphadenopathies. Previously, this condition has not been described in Still's disease which is frequently associated with lymphadenopathy. We report 3 cases of Still's disease, 2 in adults and 1 in an older child, with the findings of necrotizing lymphadenitis on lymph node biopsy. Considering the common infectious and/or immunologic etiologies described in both disorders, coexistence of both conditions suggests the possibility that they share a common etiology.
Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School, Japan.
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Ohta
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Matsumoto
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Ohta
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Kaneoka
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Yamaguchi
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000150:complications*; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis