Open Access<p>Risk Assessment of Recurrence and Autoimmune Disorders in Kikuchi Disease</p>
Author(s) -
Hyun Joo Jung,
Il Jae Lee,
Yoon Sh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s271283
Subject(s) - medicine , histopathology , disease , autoimmune disease , medical record , gastroenterology , immunology , pathology
Kikuchi disease (KD) is typically a benign disease. Recent studies reporting recurrence or serious cases suggest a possible association of KD with systemic autoimmune disorders. We performed a long-term analysis of the characteristics of KD in patients of all ages and assessed KD recurrence or progress to systemic autoimmune disorders.