[Necrotizing lymphadenitis (Kikuchi's disease) and systemic lupus erythematosus: a single entity?].
Kikuchi's necrotizing lymphadenitis is a histologically alarming but self-limiting lesion typically affecting the cervical lymph nodes of young women. The authors report 2 cases of systemic lupus erythematosus with the finding of Kikuchi's disease 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.
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2a Divisione di Medicina Interna, Ospedale S. Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia.
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Gasparini
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Carretti
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D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D013577:Syndrome
Linfoadenite necrotizzante (malattia di Kikuchi) e lupus eritematoso sistemico: un'unica entità?