Kikuchi's disease: a rare cause of meningitis?
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.
Noursadeghi
Mahdad
M
Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Northwick Park Hospital, Middlesex, United Kingdom. Mahdad@Noursadeghi.net
Aqel
Nayef
N
Pasvol
Geoffrey
G
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
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone