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http://dx.doi.org/10.3339/jkspn.2012.16.2.138

Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease, A Possible Complication of Rituximab Treatment  

Lee, Jiwon (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital)
Chang, Hye Jin (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital)
Lee, Sang Taek (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital)
Kang, Hee Gyung (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital)
Ha, Il Soo (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital)
Cheong, Hae Il (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital)
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Childhood Kidney Diseases / v.16, no.2, 2012 , pp. 138-141 More about this Journal
Abstract
Rituximab, a chimeric anti-CD20 IgG1 monoclonal antibody, has been used as a rescue therapy for steroid-dependent or refractory nephrotic syndrome. However, the adverse effects of rituximab are yet to be investigated. We report a case of a 9-year-old boy with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome who developed Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease after several cycles of rituximab therapy. Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a benign, self-limited necrotizing histiocytic lymphadenitis of unknown etiology. In the present case, Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease developed when the peripheral blood B-cell count of the patient was at nadir, and the lesion regressed slowly but spontaneously after recovery of the B-cell count. To our knowledge, although the pathologic diagnosis of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease was unavailable, this is the first report of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease with clinical diagnosis as a possible adverse effect of rituximab.
Keywords
B-cell; Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease; Nephrotic syndrome; Rituximab;
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