Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Kikuchi’s Disease : Presentation of a Case and Review of the Literature

Joint Authors

Tzika, Kelly
Karakousis, Konstantinos
Saratziotis, Athanasios
Vlachostergios, Panagiotis J.
Oikonomou, Katerina G.

Source

Case Reports in Otolaryngology

Issue

Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2012-11-28

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

5

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

We report the case of a 19-year-old woman with a history of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis who presented with tender right anterior cervical lymphadenopathy and fever.

Workup for infectious, autoimmune, and malignant causes was unremarkable.

Surgical removal of cervical lymph nodes after detailed magnetic resonance (MR) imaging disclosed necrotizing lymphadenitis, also known as Kikuchi’s disease (KD).

The patient was treated with a short-term course of steroids, due to the onset of pancytopenia and borderline antiphospholipid antibodies combined with increased anti-thyroglobulin (anti-TG) titers.

Despite being a diagnosis of exclusion, KD should be included in the differential of such patients, particularly in cases of previous or concurrent autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, which necessitate a long-term follow-up.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Saratziotis, Athanasios& Karakousis, Konstantinos& Tzika, Kelly& Oikonomou, Katerina G.& Vlachostergios, Panagiotis J.. 2012. Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Kikuchi’s Disease : Presentation of a Case and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Saratziotis, Athanasios…[et al.]. Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Kikuchi’s Disease : Presentation of a Case and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Saratziotis, Athanasios& Karakousis, Konstantinos& Tzika, Kelly& Oikonomou, Katerina G.& Vlachostergios, Panagiotis J.. Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Kikuchi’s Disease : Presentation of a Case and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-458849

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-458849