Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis (Kikuchi lymphadenitis) in an HIV-positive patient
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Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis (Kikuchi lymphadenitis) in an HIV-positive patient.
Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, or Kikuchi's lymphadenitis (KL), is an unusual form of lymphadenitis, generally with self-limited clinical course. KL has been reported in rare patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Pathogenesis of the lesion is probably related to an impaired immune function. The purpose of the present article is to report on one case in which KL ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0036-4665
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652002000500006