Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease in children: Clinical features and disease course

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 219-224

  Wang, Tai Ju ^a   Yang, Yao Hsu ^b   Lin, Yu Tsan ^b   Chiang, Bor Luen ^b  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis; Kikuchi Fujimoto disease; Prognosis; Retrospective studies

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVIEW; KIKUCHI DISEASE; KIKUCHI FUJIMOTO DISEASE; LEUKOPENIA; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT MONITORING; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTIC NECROTIZING LYMPHADENITIS; HUMANS; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; NECK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4644259223     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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