Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: An amazing response to hydroxychloroquine

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 169, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1557-1559

  Chen, Po Hung ^a   Huang, Yung Feng ^a   Tang, Chia Wan ^a   Wann, Shue Ren ^a   Chang, Hong Tai ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fever; Hydroxychloroquine; Kikuchi's disease; Kikuchi Fujimoto disease; Necrotizing lymphadenitis

Indexed keywords

CEFALEXIN; CLINDAMYCIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE;

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHRONIC TONSILLITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIKUCHI DISEASE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENITIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BIOPSY; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTIOCYTIC NECROTIZING LYMPHADENITIS; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LYMPHADENITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649334753     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-010-1256-x     Document Type: Article

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