Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: an unusual association with acute renal failure
Braz. j. infect. dis
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14(6): 621-627, Nov.-Dec. 2010. ilus, tab
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, also known as histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis of unknown etiopathogenesis, is a self-limited disease which frequently appears as feverish lymphadenomegaly, thus creating the need for differential diagnosis with lymphoma, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), infectious mononucleosis, cat-scratch disease, and toxoplasmosis with lymphonodal impairment. However, there are cases in which it may evolve with complications such as aseptic meningitis, cerebellar ataxia, and aseptic myocarditis. We are presenting a case of a 24-year-old man who had an initial picture of arthralgia, evening fever and adenomegaly. Kikuchi disease was diagnosed through lymph node biopsy with immunohistochemistry and evolves with severe systemic manifestations, such as pericarditis with cardiac tamponade, pneumonitis, hepatitis, and acute kidney failure - the latter has not been reported in literature yet. There was significant improvement of the clinical picture with prednisone.
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Assunto principal:
Linfadenite Histiocítica Necrosante
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Injúria Renal Aguda
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adulto
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Assunto da revista:
Doenças Transmissíveis
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
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