- Case Report
- Subacute Necrotizing Lymphadenitis in a 3 Year-Old Male Child
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You Mee Heo, Seong Koo Kim, Young Ah Lee, Dae Gil Lee, Ha Ju Choi, Woo Kap Chung, Jung Won Shin
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(10):1443-1447. Published online October 15, 1996
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Subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis is a benign form of lymphadenitis that was first described
in Japan by Kikuchi in 1972. It mainly affects young women and usually manifests as fever and
lymphadenopathy. Although it is a benign self-limited lymphadenitis, it has been misdiagnosed as
malignant lymphoma. Histologically, involved lymph nodes contain a necrotizing process
characterized by patch, well-circumscribed area with eosinophilic fibrinoid material. There is... |
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