[Panuveitis as a possible ophthalmic complication of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease].
METHODS
A 37 year old female with histologically proven Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is presented. She developed panuveitis, vasculitis and subretinal macular infiltrate, probably as a recurrence of the disease. Immunosuppressive treatment (methotrexate) was initiated in the absence of response to systemic steroid therapy and threat to vision owing to macular involvement.


CONCLUSIONS
Ophthalmic complications of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease are unusual. We discuss differential diagnosis and emphasize the aggresiveness of our case.
Pérez Alvarez
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Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara, Spain. mjperezalv@hotmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004596:Electroretinography; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020042:Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015864:Panuveitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D031300:Retinal Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity
D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008727:Methotrexate