Papillary conjunctivitis associated with Kikuchi disease.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a case of papillary conjunctivitis associated with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD).


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
A 35-year-old black man developed bilateral eye redness before developing high fevers and cervical lymphadenopathy. Mediastinoscopy confirmed the diagnosis of KFD. The eye redness resolved on a regimen of prednisone 60 mg daily and recurred after corticosteroids were discontinued. The patient was found to have bilateral papillary conjunctivitis that resolved with topical prednisolone acetate.


CONCLUSIONS
Papillary conjunctivitis may be associated with KFD.
Galor
Anat
A
Division of Ocular Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Georgy
Matthew
M
Leder
Henry A
HA
Dunn
James P
JP
Peters
George B
GB
D000328:Adult; D003233:Conjunctivitis, Allergic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020042:Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011241:Prednisone