Differential diagnosis of Kikuchi's disease and systemic lupus erythematosus lymphadenopathy: clinicopathologic algorithm

D I Dikov; N D Staikova; P T Solakov

Differential diagnosis of Kikuchi's disease and systemic lupus erythematosus lymphadenopathy: clinicopathologic algorithm

Folia Med (Plovdiv). 2000;42(4):34-6.

Authors

D I Dikov¹, N D Staikova, P T Solakov

Affiliation

¹ Higher Medical Institute, Department of Pathology, 15A Vassil Aprilov St., 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

PMID: 15359512

Abstract

The authors have described the first case of Kikuchi's disease in Bulgaria. The present study gives the clinicopathologic algorithm compiled by them to make the correct diagnosis and differentiate Kikuchi's disease from systemic lupus erythematosus lymphadenopathy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Algorithms*
Biopsy, Needle
Bulgaria
Diagnosis, Differential
Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / diagnosis
Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / pathology*
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / diagnosis
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / pathology*
Lymphatic Diseases / diagnosis
Lymphatic Diseases / pathology*
Severity of Illness Index