title: [Kikuchi's disease. A rare cause of fever, lymphadenopathies and polyarthritis].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Medicina II, Hospital Egas Moniz, Lisboa.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Moraes
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: da Graça
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: de Matos
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: de Lacerda
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Abecasis
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Doença de Kikuchi. Uma causa rara de febre, linfadenopatias e poliartrite.