1.
Nephrology (Carlton)
; 12(5): 528-9, 2007 Oct.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17803479
Assuntos
Candidíase , Nefrite Intersticial/diagnóstico por imagem , Nefrite Intersticial/microbiologia , Doença Aguda , Administração Oral , Adulto , Antifúngicos/administração & dosagem , Antifúngicos/uso terapêutico , Candidíase/diagnóstico , Candidíase/tratamento farmacológico , Caspofungina , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Equinocandinas/administração & dosagem , Equinocandinas/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Fluconazol/administração & dosagem , Fluconazol/uso terapêutico , Radioisótopos de Gálio , Humanos , Injeções Intravenosas , Lipopeptídeos , Cintilografia
2.
Conn Med
; 70(8): 491-4, 2006 Sep.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17089805
RESUMO
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a benign and self-limiting disease. The entity was first described in 1972 by Kikuchi and Fujimoto in Japan independently. KFD is prevalent in Asia, although it may be seen in a wide geographic distribution. It commonly affects young women. Cervical lymphadenopathy is the most prominent sign and should be differentiated from lymphoproliferative, autoimmune, and infectious diseases. We report a female patient with KFD presenting with enlarged tender cervical lymph nodes and provide a brief review of the literature. The diagnosis is established on the basis of histology of lymph node excisional biopsy.