Kikuchi Disease in Connecticut - 18/12/13
Doi : 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.08.041
Henry M. Feder, MD 1, ⁎ 
, Jinli Liu, MD, PhD 2, William N. Rezuke, MD 2
, Jinli Liu, MD, PhD 2, William N. Rezuke, MD 2 1 Departments of Family Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT
2 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
∗Reprint requests: Henry M. Feder, Jr., MD, Departments of Family Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030.
Abstract |
Kikuchi disease is a self-limited disorder of unknown etiology characterized by focal painful lymphadenitis, fever, and weight loss that can be mistaken for malignancy. Diagnosis is established by node biopsy. Kikuchi disease is endemic in Asia; 10 cases have been reported in the US to date. We report 3 cases and review other US cases.
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Vol 164 - N° 1
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