Affiliation
Department of Paediatrics, Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. drkhahag@yahoo.comIssue Date
2010-03MeSH
ChildDiagnosis, Differential
Female
Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis
Humans
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Kikuchi disease in a child. 2010, 103 (3):84-5 Ir Med JJournal
Irish medical journalPubMed ID
20666073Abstract
Kikuchi disease, also called histocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis or focal histiocytic lymphadenitis, is a rare, idiopathic and generally self limited cause of lymphadenitis. It was first described in 1972 in Japan. The most common clinical manifestation is cervical lymphadenopathy with or without systemic symptoms & signs. It almost always runs a benign course and resolves in several weeks to months.Item Type
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