Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: hydroxychloroquine as a treatment.
We describe a case of recurrent Kikuchi's disease in a South Asian-American man that was treated successfully with chloroquine and on recurrence with hydroxychloroquine. Each treatment led to a very prompt response.
Rezai
Katayoun
K
Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Krezai@rush.edu
Kuchipudi
Sandesh
S
Chundi
Vishnu
V
Ariga
Reshma
R
Loew
Jerome
J
Sha
Beverly E
BE
D000328:Adult; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020042:Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000962:Antimalarials; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine