Recurrent Kikuchi's Disease Treated by Hydroxychloroquine.
- Author:
Miri HYUN
1
;
In Tae SO
;
Hyun Ah KIM
;
Hyera JUNG
;
Seong Yeol RYU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease; Lymphadenitis; Hydroxychloroquine
- MeSH: Adult; Female; Fever; Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis*; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine*; Lymph Nodes; Lymphadenitis; Lymphatic Diseases; Steroids
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2016;48(2):127-131
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a benign, self-limiting disease, with a specific histopathology. It can be diagnosed clinically, and specific symptoms include fever and cervical lymphadenopathy. The histological finding of KFD in cervical lymph nodes includes necrotizing lymphadenitis. KFD needs conservative treatments. If KFD persists for a long period, steroids or nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs can be used to control symptoms. Previous studies have reported the treatment of KFD with hydroxychloroquine (HC) in patients unresponsive to steroids. Herein, we report a case of a 25-year-old female patient diagnosed with KFD unresponsive to steroids, and was successfully treated with HC.
