[Kikuchi's disease. A rare cause of fever, lymphadenopathies and polyarthritis].
This is a case report of a 29-year-old white female patient with Kikuchi's disease, presenting fever, polyarthritis, lymph gland enlargement, anemia, leucopenia with a relative lymphocytosis, altered liver function tests and circulating immune complexes. A literature review is made with emphasis on the etiology, clinical course and pathogenesis of this illness.
Moraes
M F
MF
Serviço de Medicina II, Hospital Egas Moniz, Lisboa.
da Graça
J P
JP
Araújo
C
C
de Matos
A A
AA
de Lacerda
M J
MJ
Abecasis
P
P
D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D009336:Necrosis; D013577:Syndrome
Doença de Kikuchi. Uma causa rara de febre, linfadenopatias e poliartrite.