• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.113-119
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• 1994

Thirty cases of Kikuchi's lymphadenitis, diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology, were reviewed to determine the main cytologic features helpful in reaching a diagnosis. The patients(mean age 26.6 years, male: female = 1:3.8) presented with lymphadenopathy (cervical 24, submandibular 3, and axillary 1) with or without fever and local tenderness. Excisional biopsy was done for confirmation in 5 cases and the remaining 25 cases showed the similar cytologic and clinical features. In the aspiration smears of all cases, there was a heterogenous celluar mixture including frequent extracellular karyorrhectic nuclear debris, phagocytic histiocytes, plasmacytoid monocytes, and a variable number of polymorphous lymphocytes such as immunoblasts, activated large lymphocytes, and small mature lymphocytes. The characteristic cytologic features of Kikuchi's lymphadenitis were the following: (1) frequent extracelluar karyorrhectic nuclear debris in the background : (2) phagocytic histiocytes with eccentrically placed crescentic nuclei and abundant pale cytoplasm containing phagocytized karyorrhectic debris : (3) plasmacytoid monocytes, which were medium-sized cells with eccentrically placed round nuclei and amphophilic cytoplasm : (4) no neutrophilic background.

• Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.93-96
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• 2007

A 34-year-old man presented with a severe headache, fever, and cervical lymphadenopathy followed by generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Evaluations showed splenomegaly, elevated liver enzymes, and 380 white blood $cells/mm^3$ in the cerebrospinal fluid. Two weeks after admission, he developed sudden vertigo. Examination revealed spontaneous horizontal-torsional nystagmus to the right and bithermal caloric tests documented left canal paresis. A cervical lymph node biopsy disclosed subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis. We report a case of aseptic meningitis and unilateral vestibulopathy associated with histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis (Kikuchi's disease).

• 대한기관식도과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기관식도과학회 1993년도 제27차 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.110-110
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• 1993

괴사성 임프절염(기구찌 병)은 원인이 알려지지 않은 새로운 질병으로서 주로 젊은 여자의 경부 임프절을 침범하여 임프절 비대를 일으키며, 대부분 수개월 내에 자연 소실되는 양호한 임상 경과를 보인다. 임상적으로 국소 임프절 비대가 특징적이며 때로는 압통, 발열, 체중 감소, 백혈구 수의 감소 또는 적혈구 침강 속도의 증가를 보이며 악성 임프종 및 결핵과의 감별을 요한다. 특징적인 조직 병리학적소견은 임프절의 괴사, 세포핵 붕괴 등을 보이고 형질세포의 침윤은 없다. 저자들은 1990년 3월부터 1993년 1월까지 괴사성 임프절염으로 확진된 19례를 검토한 후 본 질환의 보다 정확한 진단과 적절한 치료를 위하여 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2000

Background:Subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis or Kikuchi's disease is unknown ethiology and self-limiting process. This disease predominantly affects young women age but rarely affects pediatrics, and usually manifests as lymphadenopathy and fever. Even though this disease is self-limited, benign process, many cases are misidentified as malignant lymphoma. The purpose of this study is to report the clinicopathologic finding, radiological finding and many labolatory test and to compare with characteristics of adult patients in this disease. Meterial and Methods:We reviewed 27 pediarics patients with subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis by excision biopsy or fineneedle aspiration cytology.Result:The most common symptomes were palpation of cervical lymh node(88.9%) and fever(66.7%). The common site of the involvement was cervical lymph node. The multiple involvement was 93% and bilateral involvement was 59%. Leukopenia(52%) and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rates(93%) appeared in abnormal laboratory data. Microscopically, the characteristic finding was the wide area of florid nuclear dusts engulfed by histiocytes and well-circumscrbed area with eosinophilic fibrinoid material. There was a striking degree ofkaryorrhexis and an absence of granulocyte with paucity of plasma cell. All patients recovered with the conservative treatment and there was no specific complication and recurrence. Conclusion : We reviewed pediatric patients with this disease. Characteristics of this disease inpediatric patients were similar to adult patients.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.212-215
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• 2000

Background and Objective: Kikuchi's disease(KD) is an idiopathic, self-limited lymphadenopathy that was described as a distinctive type of necrotizing lymphadenitis affecting primarily cervical lymph nodes of young adults independently by Kikuchi and Fujimoto et al at first in 1972. The purpose of this study is a knowledge about clinicopathologic findings, many laboratory tests and differentiation of KD from other lymphadenitis due to lymphoma, systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) and many viral disease. Materials and Methods: Thirty-four case of KD collected at Chonnam University Hospital in Kwang-Ju from 1992 through 2000 were evaluated with retrospective chart review. Results: The patients were consisted of 11 men and 23 women. All patients had tender or nontender cervical mass and fever was the most common associated symptom. The others was pain, weight loss, chills, cold sweating and headache et al. Multiple bilateral involvement of cervical lymphnodes was 25 cases(74%) and solitary involvement was 9 cases(26%). In laboratory tests, leukopenia was 12 cases(75%), elevated ESR 5 cases (34%) and elevated LDH 11 cases(69%). Conclusion: KD is necessary to differentiate from lymphoma and SLE, because of the different of therapeutic modality and prognosis. The diagnosis is established on the basis of histopathologic studies with excisional biopsy of lymph node.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제81권6호
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• pp.1486-1491
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• 2020

기쿠치병은 주로 아시아에 거주하는 젊은 여성에서 경부 림프절 비대와 열을 주소로 나타나는 조직구 괴사성 림프절염이며 자연적으로 치유되는 양성질환이다. 기쿠치병이 전형적으로 발현하는 위치가 아닌 림프절에서 발생하면 진단이 어려워지고 악성 질환으로 오인되기도 한다. 저자들은 2주간 지속되는 발열을 주소로 내원하여 시행한 초음파와 CT, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT에서 비장 종대와 경부, 액와부, 복강, 후복강, 서혜부 림프절 비대를 보여 림프종을 의심하였던 15세 여자 환아 증례를 보고한다. 복강 림프절 절제술로 기쿠치병을 진단하였다. 이후, 환자는 스테로이드로 보존적인 치료를 받고 발열 증상이 호전되어 퇴원하였다.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.133-136
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• 2003

Background and Objectives: Kikuchi's disease or subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis is a cause of persistently enlarged lymph nodes unresponsive to antibiotic therapy. It affects predominantly young women under the age of 30, and it is seen primarily in the Asian population. Although this disease usually follows a benign course, all describing a clinical entity that has been mistaken for malignant lymphoma, lupus, and an assortment of infectious diseases. The purpose of this study is to report clinical characteristics and treatment outcome in order to contribute to the precise diagnosis and treatment. Materials and Methods: We reviewed 27 cases, who were diagnosed as subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis on excisional biopsy during the past 5 years from January 1998 to December 2002. Results: It occurred more often in females (20 cases ; 74%) than males (7cases ; 26%), and it was seen more frequently in the second and third decades (21 cases ; 78%). Cervical lymphadenopathy were usually multiple (24 cases, 89%) and measured less than 2cm (20 cases, 74%). The posterior cervical and deep jugular chains are the most common location(34 cases ; 81%). Leukopenia(18 cases, 67%) and elevated ESR(20 cases, 75%) were commonly noted in laboratory data. Conclusions: It is easy that Kikuchi's disease is mistaken for malignant lymphoma. So we should consider fine needle aspiration or open biosy of lymph node for histologic diagnosis in patients who have localized cervical lymphadenopathy unresponsive to antibiotic therapy.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.103-106
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• 2006

Kikuchi병은 주로 젊은 여성에서 호발하고 소아에서는 비교적 드문 질환으로 원인 및 발생기전은 자세히 알려진 바 없으나 특별한 치료 없이도 수개월 이내에 자연적으로 회복되는 양성질환이다. 진단은 침범된 림프절의 특징적인 병리조직학적 소견을 확인하면 가능하다. 대부분의 환자에서 임상증상으로 림프절 비대와, 발열이 나타나고 피부증상은 16-40%에서 동반되며 주로 안면부, 상지, 상부 체간에 발생하고 대부분 작은 반점, 구진, 드물게 판과 결절 형태로 나타난다. 국내에서는 1983년 아급성 괴사성 임파선염이라는 이름으로 처음 언급한 이래 드물지 않게 보고되어왔으나 기존의 보고들은 피부증상을 동반하지 않거나 얼굴과 상지에 국한된 피부병변을 가진 증례 보고가 대부분이었다. 저자들은 지속적인 발열과 우측 경부 림프절 비대를 주소로 내원한 9세 남아에서 림프절의 조직검사결과 Kikuchi병을 진단할 수 있었고 이후 하지를 포함한 전신에 반점과 구진형태의 홍반성 병변이 발생한 Kikuchi병 1례를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.212-216
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• 2000

아급성 괴사성 림프절염은 주로 젊은 여성에서 흔한 양성 질환으로 알려져 있다. 그러나 소아에서도 드물지 않게 보고가 있어 소아 불명열의 원인으로서 생각되어져야 한다. 아울러 전형적인 증상들 외에 간염이 동반될 수도 있는데 이 경우 예후는 양호하며 특이한 간조직 소견을 보이지는 않는다. 저자들은 아급성 괴사성 림프절염의 진단이 내려진 환아에서 합병된 간염을 경험하고 간조직검사를 시행하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.188-190
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• 2012

Kikuchi's disease (KD) is an idiopathic and self-limiting necrotizing lymphadenitis that predominantly occurs in young females. It is common in Asia, and the cervical lymph nodes are commonly involved. Generally, KD has symptoms and signs of lymph node tenderness, fever, and leukocytopenia, but there are no reports on treatment for the associated myofacial pain. We herein report a young female patient who visited a pain clinic and received a trigger point injection 2 weeks before the diagnosis of KD. When young female patients with myofascial pain visit a pain clinic, doctors should be concerned about the possibility of KD, which is rare but can cause severe complications.