title: Kikuchi's disease: a rare cause of meningitis?
abstract: We present a case of Kikuchi's disease causing meningitis associated with fever and treated successfully with corticosteroids alone. This is considered to be rare but provides an instructive example of how the diagnosis may be confused with that of tuberculous meningitis and highlights the importance of histopathological analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Northwick Park Hospital, Middlesex, United Kingdom. Mahdad@Noursadeghi.net
authors.forename: Mahdad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noursadeghi
authors.forename: Nayef
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aqel
authors.forename: Geoffrey
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pasvol
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D020042:Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone