• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.150-154
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• 1997

Since 1972, a unique lymphadenitis called as subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis has been described in many Japanese literature. Originally described in Japan, it now appears worldwide. It mainly affects young women and usually manifests as fever and lymphdenopathy. The pathology is characterized by necrosis with loss of nodal architecture, infiltration with many histiocytes, and an absence of granulocytes. We report a case of subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis in axillary area. 4 10-year-old male child was admitted with a one-month history of fever, swelling in the axillary area. He treated with intravenous antibiotics. Despite treatment he remained febrile for the next ten days. 4 dissection of the axillary swelling was then performed, as was a diagnostic lymph node biopsy. The patient's condition resolved over several days and he was discharged.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.123-126
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• 2003

저자들은 내원 10일 전부터 발현된 경부 종괴를 주소로 내원한 12세 여아에서 혈청학적 검사상 증명된 Yersinia 감염을 동반한 아급성 괴사성 림프절염 1례를 경험하였기에 이를 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.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.118-122
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• 2001

저자들은 이전의 보고와 달리 알레르기의 과거력이 없으면서 ANA 양성을 보인 6세된 여아에서 아급성 괴사성 림프절염 1례를 경험하였기에 주로 자가 면역 질환과의 관련성에 대한 최근의 문헌 고찰과 함께 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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• 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.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.217-221
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• 1999

Background and Objectives: Subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis or Kikuchi's disease has now become recognized in many parts of the world as a well-defined clinicopathologic entity. It typically affects cervical lymph nodes of young women, and subsides spontaneously within a few months without recurrences. The purpose of this study is to report the clinicopathologic finding, radiologic finding and many laboratory tests to elaborate the criteria that are useful in distinguishing this entity from inflammatory disease, granulomatous disease, lymphoma, malignant disease. Material and Methods: Authors evaluated 22 patients, who were diagnosed as subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis on excisional biopsy or fine needle aspiration cytology with retrospective chart review. Results: The patient population consisted of 21 women and 1 men. The mean age was 25 years old(range 17 to 42 years). All patient had palpable neck mass and associated fever, headache, weight loss, otalgia, diarrhea, night sweating. and associated disorder is dermatitis, hepatitis B, SLE, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, albinism et al. The multiple bilateral involvement of cervical lymph node was 20 cases(91%) and multiple unilateral 18 cases(82%), multiple bilateral 2 cases(9%). Solitary involvement was 2 cases(9%), mean size of involved lymph node was 2.0cm. In laboratory tests, leukopenia 17 cases(72%), elevated ESR 12 cases(54%), elevated GOT, GPT 3 cases(13%). In CT finding, lymph nodes enhanced in homogeneous fashion, and there was no evidence of central necrosis. Conclusion: Subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis, Kikuchi's disease may be easily confused clinically, pathologically, radiologically with malignant lymphoma, inflammatory disease, granulomatous disease. We should consider open biopsy of lymph node in the patient which had unilateral multiple cervical lymph node and in laboratory tests, were leukopenia, elevated ESR, especially in young women. otherwise, result of fine needle aspiration biopsy is nonspecific, excisional biopsy is recommended in order to differentiate other disease.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.23-27
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• 1994

Three cases of subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis diagnosed by fine needle aspiration (FNA) of enlarged lymph nodes are reported. The FNA smears contained randomly activated lymphoid cells, necrotic debris and histiocytes. The same patterns were found in subsequently examined excised lymph nodes from these cases. The differential diagnosis of this entity is discussed and the value of preparing FNA cell blocks and accompanying AFB stain with culture is emphasized. FNA may be able to provide a diagnosis in case of this benign disease, therefore avoiding a more traumatic excisional biopsy.

• 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).

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제51권11호
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• pp.1198-1204
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• 2008

목 적: 아급성 괴사성 림프절염은 소아에서는 드문 질환으로 병인이 확실히 밝혀져 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 조직 절제 생검을 시행하여 아급성 괴사성 림프절염으로 진단 받은 소아를 대상으로 임상 양상과 방사선학적 소견, 면역조직화학적 소견을 고찰하여 아급성 괴사성 림프절염의 병인을 이해하는데 도움을 주고자 하였다. 방 법: 1998년 3월부터 2006년 7월까지 경상대학교 병원에서 아급성 괴사성 림프절염으로 진단 받은 17명의 환아를 대상으로 19개의 림프절 조직을 얻어 이에 대해 연구하였다. 의무기록을 기초로 하여 후향적으로 조사하였다. 방사선학적 소견으로는 컴퓨터단층촬영 소견을 분석하였고, 모든 예에서 절제 생검을 시행하여 얻은 조직을 이용하여 면역조직화학 염색을 시행하였다. 결 과: 나이는 5세에서 19세의 범위였다(평균 11.8세). 성별로 보면 남자가 10명, 여자가 7명으로 큰 차이가 없었고 주된 증상으로는 경부 종괴(17/19), 종괴 동통(6/17), 발열(12/19)이였다. 만져지는 림프절은 대부분은 경부 림프절로 방사선학적으로 측정한 최대 직경은 10예 모두 3 cm이하였고 좌측(3/10), 우측(2/10), 양측(5/10)에서 관찰되고 CT 소견상 6명(60%)에서 림프절 주위 침윤과 5명(50%)에서 육안적 괴사부위가 관찰되었다. 병리학적으로 증식형, 괴사형, 황색종형으로 나누었고 괴사형이 가장 많은 비율(58%)을 차지했다. 광학현미경상 Lesion (L), Perilesion (PL), Necrosis (N)으로 새롭게 분류하여 면역조직화학염색을 시행한 결과 모든 부위에서 CD4/CD8 비에서 CD8이 우세를 보였고 CD4는 주로 PL에서 CD8은 주로 L에서 염색 강도가 증가하였다. 결 론: 아급성 괴사성 림프절염에서 방사선학적 소견과 임상 증상, 병리학적 소견을 종합해서 비교함으로써 아급성 괴사성 림프절염의 병인을 이해하는데 도움이 되리라 생각된다.