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HISTIOCYTIC NECROTIZING LYMPHADENITIS (KIKUCHI'S DISEASE)
Author(s) -
MA D. D. F.,
HOLLIS R. R.,
DELBRIDGE L.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1986.tb00022.x
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , histiocyte , malignant lymphoma , pathology , dermatology , cervical lymph nodes , disease , lymphoma , lymph , cancer , metastasis
We report a typical case of histiocic necrotizing lymphadenitis. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case in Australasia. Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis (Kikuchi's disease) is a distinct disorder originally reported in Japan. It commonly affects young females and involves mainly cervical lymph nodes. The condition is benign. The etiology of histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis and its distinction from other causes of benign and malignant lymphadenopathies are discussed. The clinical importance of this disorder is that, histopatholoaicallv. it could be misdiagnosed as malignant lymphoma and therefore patients may receive irkorrect treatment. (Aust NZ J Med 1986; 16: 711–713.)