KIKUCHIS DISEASE AS A PRESENTING FEATURE OF MIXED CONNECTIVE-TISSUE DISEASE

Citation
I. Gourley et al., KIKUCHIS DISEASE AS A PRESENTING FEATURE OF MIXED CONNECTIVE-TISSUE DISEASE, Clinical rheumatology, 14(1), 1995, pp. 104-107
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
ISSN journal
07703198
Volume
14
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
104 - 107
Database
ISI
SICI code
0770-3198(1995)14:1<104:KDAAPF>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Necrotising histiocytic lymphadenitis (Kikuchi's disease) is a recogni sed cause of benign lymphadenopathy. It has been reported in associati on with both adult Still's disease, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) , and mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). We report a case of mixe d connective tissue disease (MCTD), in which biopsy of enlarged lymph nodes occurring as a presenting feature showed the characteristic feat ures of Kikuchi's disease. This finding supports the belief that Kikuc hi's disease and the autoimmune rheumatic disorders may share a common aetiology.