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Kikuchi's disease: a rare cause of meningitis?

Authors :
Noursadeghi M
Aqel N
Pasvol G
Source :
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America [Clin Infect Dis] 2005 Oct 15; Vol. 41 (8), pp. e80-2. Date of Electronic Publication: 2005 Sep 09.
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

We present a case of Kikuchi's disease causing meningitis associated with fever and treated successfully with corticosteroids alone. This is considered to be rare but provides an instructive example of how the diagnosis may be confused with that of tuberculous meningitis and highlights the importance of histopathological analysis.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1537-6591
Volume :
41
Issue :
8
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
16163623
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1086/444563