[Kikuchi-Fujimoto's disease and adult-onset Still's disease. A rare co-occurence]

Hautarzt. 2015 Dec;66(12):940-3. doi: 10.1007/s00105-015-3652-7.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Kikuchi-Fujimoto's disease and adult-onset Still's disease are rare inflammatory conditions with overlapping clinical features. Adult-onset Still's disease causes high fevers, a typical salmon-colored rash, and joint pain. The principal symptom of Kikuchi's disease is cervical lymphadenopathy with typical histopathological features including extensive necrosis of the involved lymph nodes. Here, we report on a rare case of concurrent adult-onset Still's disease and Kikuchi-Fujimoto syndrome in a young Caucasian patient.

Keywords: Arthralgia; Autoinflamatory syndromes; Exanthema; Fever; Lymphadenopathy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / complications*
  • Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / diagnosis*
  • Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / therapy
  • Humans
  • Rare Diseases
  • Skin / pathology*
  • Still's Disease, Adult-Onset / complications*
  • Still's Disease, Adult-Onset / diagnosis*
  • Still's Disease, Adult-Onset / therapy
  • Treatment Outcome