Recurrence of Kikuchi's lymphadenitis after 12 years

J Clin Pathol. 2000 Feb;53(2):157-8. doi: 10.1136/jcp.53.2.157.

Abstract

A 40 year old woman developed recurrent Kikuchi's disease 12 years after the original episode. The recurrence affected the same site (axilla) and occurred after the longest delay so far recorded in a European resident. Care must be taken to avoid misdiagnosis of Kikuchi's disease as lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Axilla / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / diagnosis
  • Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / diagnosis
  • Recurrence