Lupus lymphadenitis simulating Kikuchi's lymphadenitis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A clinicopathological analysis of six cases and review of the literature

Pathology International

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 221-226

  Hu, Sindy ^a   Kuo, Tseng Tong ^a,b   Hong, Hong Shang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Kikuchi's disease; Kikuchi's lymphadenitis; Lupus lymphadenitis; Lymphadenitis; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIKUCHI DISEASE; LUPUS LYMPHADENITIS; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HISTIOCYTIC NECROTIZING LYMPHADENITIS; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037678991     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1320-5463.2003.01458.x     Document Type: Article

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