title: Kikuchi disease preceding systemic lupus erythematosus with membranous lupus nephritis.
abstract: Kikuchi disease (KD) is a rare form of necrotizing lymphadenitis. KD usually presents with cervical lymphadenopathy and fever in young women. It tends to run a benign course and resolve spontaneously within months. The aetiology of the disease is still unclear although a variety of infectious agents have been postulated. There is also a documented but rare association with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We present the case of a young woman with biopsy-proven KD who subsequently developed SLE with biopsy-proven lupus nephritis. Nephrologists should be aware of KD as it may precede the development of SLE and lupus nephritis.
authors.affiliation: Renal Department, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford.
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ponnusamy
authors.affiliation: Renal Unit , Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , Preston, Lancashire.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Woywodt
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford , UK.
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reeve
authors.affiliation: Renal Unit , Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , Preston, Lancashire.
authors.forename: Jyothi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kondlapudi
authors.affiliation: Renal Department, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lewis
keywords: Kikuchi disease; lupus nephritis; systemic lupus erythematosus