Turkderm-Turk Arch Dermatol Venereol. 2014; 48(1): 47-50 | DOI: 10.4274/turkderm.55453

Kikuchi disease and systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report

Mustafa Özmen¹, Nuri Nazif Altýner², Füsun Topçugil², Murat Ermete³, Sakine Leyla Aslan^2
1Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Rheumatology Department
²Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Internal Medicine Department
³Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Pathology Department

Kikuchi disease (KD), is a rare, benign and self-limited condition characterized by fever, cervical lymphadenopathy and leukopenia. Differential diagnosis of KD from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), tuberculosis and lymphoma should be performed because of having similar clinical and histological features and entirely different treatment and prognosis. KD and SLE may present together. In this case report we present a female patient with the diagnosis of KD and SLE simultaneously.

Keywords: Kikuchi disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, lympadenopathy, rheumatic disease

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Kikuchi hastalýðý ve sistemik lupus eritematoz: olgu sunumu

Mustafa Özmen¹, Nuri Nazif Altýner², Füsun Topçugil², Murat Ermete³, Sakine Leyla Aslan^2
1Ýzmir Atatürk Eðitim Ve Araþtýrma Hastanesi, Romatoloji Polikliniði
²Ýzmir Atatürk Eðitim Ve Araþtýrma Hastanesi, Ýç Hastalýklarý Kliniði
³Ýzmir Atatürk Eðitim Ve Araþtýrma Hastanesi, Patoloji Kliniði

Kikuchi hastalýðý (KH) ateþ, servikal lenfadenopati ve lökopeni ile karakterize iyi huylu ve kendini sýnýrlayan nadir bir hastalýktýr. Benzer klinik ve histolojik özelliklere sahip olduklarý için KH’nýn, tedavi ve prognozu tamamen farklý olan sistemik lupus eritematoz (SLE), tüberküloz ve lenfoma ile ayýrýcý tanýsý yapýlmalýdýr. Ayrýca nadir olarak KH ve SLE birlikte görülebilir. Bu olgu sunumunda KH ve SLE tanýlarýný eþ zamanlý almýþ olan bir kadýn hasta sunuldu.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Kikuchi hastalýðý, sistemik lupus eritematoz, lenfadenopati, romatizmal hastalýklar

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