title: [Lymphadenitis and systemic lupus erythematosus].
abstract: A 25-year-old Caucasian female patient presented with fever and cervical lymphadenopathy. Laboratory findings showed elevated signs of inflammation, elevated ANA titer and strongly positive anti-dsDNA antibodies. The histopathology of the lymph nodes revealed distinct features of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, a benign, self-limiting lymphadenopathy that typically affects young Asian females. In the literature a coincidental occurrence of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is well documented. We hypothesized a simultaneous occurrence of both diseases because of the typical antibodies and arthralgia.
authors.affiliation: Endokrinologikum München, Promenadeplatz 12, 80333, München, Deutschland. helga.merwald-fraenk@amedes-group.com.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Merwald-Fraenk
authors.affiliation: Endokrinologikum München, Promenadeplatz 12, 80333, München, Deutschland.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wiesent
authors.affiliation: Klinikum München - Bogenhausen, Klinik für Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Lehrkrankenhaus, Technische Universität München, München, Deutschland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dörfler
authors.affiliation: Klinikum München - Bogenhausen, Klinik für Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Lehrkrankenhaus, Technische Universität München, München, Deutschland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goebel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D020042:Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: Fever; Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease; Lymph node histology; Lymphadenitis; Systemic lupus erythematosus