title: Recurrent Kikuchi's Disease Treated by Hydroxychloroquine.
abstract: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a benign, self-limiting disease, with a specific histopathology. It can be diagnosed clinically, and specific symptoms include fever and cervical lymphadenopathy. The histological finding of KFD in cervical lymph nodes includes necrotizing lymphadenitis. KFD needs conservative treatments. If KFD persists for a long period, steroids or nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs can be used to control symptoms. Previous studies have reported the treatment of KFD with hydroxychloroquine (HC) in patients unresponsive to steroids. Herein, we report a case of a 25-year-old female patient diagnosed with KFD unresponsive to steroids, and was successfully treated with HC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Miri
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0062-342X
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hyun
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: In Tae
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: So
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Ah
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyera
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Seong-Yeol
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6023-8550
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ryu
keywords: Hydroxychloroquine; Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease; Lymphadenitis