A Case of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease Associated with Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection / 임상소아혈액종양
Clinical Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
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: 83-86, 2019.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-763518
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.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma
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Biopsy
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Parvovirus
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Herpesvirus 4, Human
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Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis
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Asian People
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Fever
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Lymph Nodes
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Lymphadenitis
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Mycoplasma
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinical Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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