Disseminated Kikuchi disease associated with hemophagocytic syndrome in an infant: whole-body MRI

Hyun A Kim; Soo Ah Im; Nak Gyun Chung; Jin Han Kang; Gyeong Sin Park

doi:10.1007/s12098-010-0289-5

Disseminated Kikuchi disease associated with hemophagocytic syndrome in an infant: whole-body MRI

Indian J Pediatr. 2011 May;78(5):616-9. doi: 10.1007/s12098-010-0289-5. Epub 2010 Nov 11.

Authors

Hyun A Kim¹, Soo Ah Im, Nak Gyun Chung, Jin Han Kang, Gyeong Sin Park

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-701, Republic of Korea.

PMID: 21069584
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0289-5

Abstract

We report a case of disseminated Kikuchi disease (KD) associated with Hemophagocytic syndrome (HS) in a 9-month-old boy with recurrent fever and tender cervical and inguinal lymphadenopathy. Disseminated necrotizing lymphadenopathies can be observed on whole-body MR imaging.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / complications
Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / diagnosis*
Humans
Infant
Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic / complications
Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic / diagnosis*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male