Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Kikuchi’s Disease: Presentation of a Case and Review of the Literature
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...
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| author | Athanasios Saratziotis Konstantinos Karakousis Kelly Tzika Katerina G. Oikonomou Panagiotis J. Vlachostergios |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2ddfe5b97cdd4f5abcd0f58f58721f922025-08-20T02:24:07ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732012-01-01201210.1155/2012/267595267595Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Kikuchi’s Disease: Presentation of a Case and Review of the LiteratureAthanasios Saratziotis0Konstantinos Karakousis1Kelly Tzika2Katerina G. Oikonomou3Panagiotis J. Vlachostergios4Department of Otorhinolaryngology, General Hospital of Larissa, 41221 Larissa, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Larissa, 41221 Larissa, GreeceDepartment of Biology, University of Crete, 71409 Heraklion, Crete, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Larissa, 41221 Larissa, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Larissa, 41221 Larissa, GreeceWe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/267595 |
| spellingShingle | Athanasios Saratziotis Konstantinos Karakousis Kelly Tzika Katerina G. Oikonomou Panagiotis J. Vlachostergios Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Kikuchi’s Disease: Presentation of a Case and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Kikuchi’s Disease: Presentation of a Case and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Kikuchi’s Disease: Presentation of a Case and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Kikuchi’s Disease: Presentation of a Case and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Kikuchi’s Disease: Presentation of a Case and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Kikuchi’s Disease: Presentation of a Case and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | hashimoto s thyroiditis and kikuchi s disease presentation of a case and review of the literature |
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