Enfermedad de Kikuchi-Fujimoto: presentación de un caso pediátrico

Unusual presentation of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease

“…The mean age at diagnosis is 25 years, 4,11 but this disease is being reported more frequently in the pediatric population. 6,12,17 The origin of KFD is unclear. An infectious or au toimmune hypothesis has been suggested, based on the clinical manifestations (especially the viral-like prodrome and atypical lymphocytosis) and certain histopathologi cal features such as T cells, as revealed by immunologi cal marker studies.…”

“…6 There is a recognized association of KFD with con nective tissue diseases, particularly SLE; KFD can present before, simultaneously, or after the presentation of SLE.…”

“…3,6 A case series of 16 patients in whom biopsy-proven KFD was diagnosed showed that prednisolone shortened the duration of fever.…”