A Case of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease Associated with Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection
10.15264/cpho.2019.26.2.83
- Author:
Sang Hoon KIM
1
;
Jae Min LEE
;
Mi Jin GU
;
Ji Young AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. jy4413@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease;
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- MeSH:
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Biopsy;
Female;
Fever;
Herpesvirus 4, Human;
Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis;
Humans;
Lymph Nodes;
Lymphadenitis;
Mycoplasma pneumoniae;
Mycoplasma;
Parvovirus;
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma
- From:Clinical Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
2019;26(2):83-86
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a self-limiting disease characterized by subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis. This benign disease is frequently associated with prolonged fever and mostly occurs in young Asian women. KFD is generally diagnosed using a biopsy of affected lymph nodes and spontaneously resolves in several months. Although the causative agent is believed to be infectious, the etiology remains unknown. Some cases of KFD are associated with viral infections, including Epstein-Barr virus, human herpes virus 6, and parvovirus B19 infection. Herein, we report a case of KFD associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
