Brainstem encephalitis with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease.
A case of young woman is described who developed clinical and MRI features of brainstem encephalitis in the setting of fever and cervical lymphadenopathy. Lymph node biopsy revealed histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis (Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease), which may reflect host response to an unspecified immune insult.
Shafqat
Saad
S
Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. saad.shafqat@aku.edu
Memon
Saima Bano
SB
Hyder
Shiraz
S
Hasan
Sheema H
SH
Smego
Raymond A
RA
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001933:Brain Stem; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D020042:Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents