Cervical lymphadenopathy secondary to Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease in a child: case report.
While most cases of cervical lymphadenopathy resolve with conservative management, persistent adenopathy can lead to costly investigations and invasive treatments. One cause of persistent adenopathy, as well as a variety of other associated systemic symptoms, is Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis). This rare entity can be diagnosed only by excisional biopsy on the basis of its characteristic histologic appearance. We describe a case of persistent cervical lymphadenopathy secondary to Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease in an 11-year-old girl.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA. chasesp@infowest.com
Steven P
SP
Chase
Jerry W
JW
Templer
Ronald
R
Miick
Alberto A
AA
Diaz-Arias
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D020042:Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009333:Neck; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal