Pediatric Infection and Vaccine

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Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease Mimicking Mesenteric Lymphadenitis in Children: A Case Report and Systematic Review

  • Gyeongseo Jeon (Department of Pediatrics, Korea University Anam Hospital) ;
  • Si-Hwa Gwag (Department of Pediatrics, Korea University Anam Hospital) ;
  • Young June Choe (Department of Pediatrics, Korea University Anam Hospital) ;
  • Saelin Oh (Department of Radiology, Korea University Anam Hospital) ;
  • Jun Eun Park (Department of Pediatrics, Korea University Anam Hospital)
  • Received : 2022.07.19
  • Accepted : 2022.11.30
  • Published : 2023.07.03
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Abstract

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is an acute febrile disease that mainly involves histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis in children and young adults. Diagnosis of KFD is even more difficult if image-guided percutaneous biopsy is technically challenging. We present a case of clinically diagnosed KFD in an 11-year-old boy who presented with fever, abdominal pain, and mesenteric lymphadenopathy, resulting in a diagnostic challenge. Additionally, we conducted a systematic review, and our goal was to describe the spectrum of disease, therapy, and outcomes. We identified 15 cases of KFD with symptoms that mimicked mesenteric lymphadenitis. Reports from the Americas, Europe, and Asia were also included. Most patients were male, exhibited leukopenia and elevated inflammatory markers, and recovered without significant sequelae or complications. A high index of suspicion of KFD should be maintained in children presenting with prolonged fever and unusual manifestations, such as mesenteric lymphadenitis.

기쿠치-후지모토병(Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, KFD)은 주로 소아 및 젊은 성인에서 발생하는 급성 발열성 질환이며, 주로 조직구증성 괴사성 림프선염을 특징으로 한다. KFD는 조직검사를 통한 병리학적 검증이 어려울 경우 진단이 제한적일 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 복통과 복강내 림프선염 등으로 진단이 늦어졌던 11세 남아의 사례를 보고한다. 추가로 체계적인 문헌고찰을 수행하였으며, KFD 질병의 범위, 치료 및 예후를 기술하고자 하였다. 본 체계적 문헌고찰에서는 미국, 유럽 및 아시아에서 출간된 장관막 림프선염과 유사한 증상을 보이는 KFD 증례 15건을 분석하였다. 대부분의 환자는 남성이었으며, 백혈구 감소증(leukopenia)과 염증 표지자 상승이 나타났으며, 대부분 중대한 후유증이나 합병증 없이 회복되었다. 복강내 림프선염을 동반한 발열을 주소로 내원하는 소아에 대해서 KFD 가능성을 검토하는 것이 필요할 수 있다.

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