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Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis in children : association of human herpes virus 8 and Epstein Barr virus  

Kim, Hyun A (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Inje University)
Chung, Ju-Young (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Inje University)
Kim, Sang Woo (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Inje University)
Lim, Sung Jig (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Inje University)
Shin, Haeng Seop (Division of AIDS, National Institute for Health)
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Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics / v.49, no.8, 2006 , pp. 875-881 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose : The aims of this study were to analyze the clinical characteristics of children with Kikuchi's disease(KD) at a medical center and to investigate the etiologic role of human herpesvirus 8(HHV 8) or Epstein-Barr virus(EBV) in children with KD. Methods : Twenty six children who were diagnosed as KD between Jan. 1998 and Dec. 2005 were included. Medical records were reviewed on the clinical characteristics of children with KD. Follow up data were collected by chart review and telephone contact. Polymerase chain reaction(PCR) was performed in order to detect HHV 8 DNA, and in situ hybridization(ISH) was perfomed in order to detect EBV RNA from 20 lymph node tissues. Results : There were 15 girls and 11 boys with a mean age of 13 years. Posterior cervical lymph nodes were involved in 72 percent(18/25) of the patients. Extracervical lymphadenopathy was associated in one patient. Fever was an associated symptom in 31 percent(8/26) of the patients. Leukopenia was observed in six (46 percent) patients. The cervical lymphadenopathy usually resolved spontaneously within 6 months. Only one patient had a recurrence of lymphadenopathy with fever during follow-up. No children with KD in our series developed systemic lupus erythematosus. HHV 8 DNA was not amplified by nested PCR in any of the cases, and all cases were negative for EBV RNA by ISH. Conclusion : KD should be differentiated as a cause of cervical lymphadenopathy in children. HHV 8 and EBV may not play major causative roles in KD in children.
Keywords
Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis; Child; Herpesvirus 8; Human; Epstein-Barr virus;
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