AXILLARY INVOLVEMENT IN PEDIATRIC KIKUCHIS DISEASE

Citation
D. Heldenberg et al., AXILLARY INVOLVEMENT IN PEDIATRIC KIKUCHIS DISEASE, European journal of pediatric surgery, 6(1), 1996, pp. 32-34
Citations number
12
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Pediatrics
ISSN journal
0939-7248
Volume
6
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
32 - 34
Database
ISI
SICI code
0939-7248(1996)6:1<32:AIIPKD>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We report the first Israeli pediatric case of Kikuchi's disease in a 1 0-year-old male. He was hospitalized for evaluation of migrating arthr algia and fever. Axillary adenopathy was the main physical finding. A biopsy showed a histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis. Diagnosis, ther apeutic options and the clinical significance of Kikuchi's disease are discussed. Kikuchi's disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin in children, even in the absence of cervical adenopathy. A long follow-up is advised because of possib le links with systemic lupus erythematosus and to detect eventual late recurrences.