title: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease developed into autoimmune disease: a report of two cases.
abstract: We report herein the pathological findings and clinical courses of two cases of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) that developed into autoimmune diseases. The patients are currently undergoing treatment for a disease similar to Sjogren's syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus/mixed connective tissue disease. KFD is not an independent condition and most likely develops due to an autoimmune mechanism. Pediatricians should pay careful attention to KFD and encourage long-term follow-up in patients with this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 228-0855, Japan. ogata_med115@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Shohei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bando
authors.forename: Norimitsu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Kensei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katsuoka
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishii
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D020042:Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male