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Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease with aseptic meningitis

무균성 뇌수막염을 동반한 Kikuchi-Fujimoto 병

  • Park, Se Jin (Department of Pediatrics, Konkuk University College of Medicine) ;
  • Moon, Won Jin (Department of Radiology, Konkuk University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Wan Seop (Department of Pathology, Konkuk University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Kyo Sun (Department of Pediatrics, Konkuk University College of Medicine)
  • 박세진 (건국대학교 의학전문대학원 소아청소년과학교실) ;
  • 문원진 (건국대학교 의학전문대학원 영상의학교실) ;
  • 김완섭 (건국대학교 의학전문대학원 병리학교실) ;
  • 김교순 (건국대학교 의학전문대학원 소아청소년과학교실)
  • Received : 2008.12.12
  • Accepted : 2009.03.13
  • Published : 2009.05.15
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Abstract

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease was initially described as a self-limiting histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis in Japan in 1972, and is predominantly observed in women under the age of 30 year and in Asian populations. The pathogenesis is still poorly understood but is thought to include infections, and autoimmune and neoplastic diseases. The most common clinical manifestations are fever and painless cervical lymphadenitis. Diagnosis is based on the histopathological findings, characterized by focal necrosis in the paracortical region with abundant karyorrhexis, aggregates of atypical mononuclear cells around the zone of necrosis, absence of neutrophils and plasma cells, and usually intact lymph node capsule. There is no specific therapy for the condition, and aseptic meningitis can occur as one of the complications. Here, we report the case of a patient with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease accompanied with aseptic meningitis, which may be confused as a case of tuberculous meningitis and lymphadenitis.

키쿠치(Kikuchi) 병, 키쿠치-후지모토(Kikuchi-Fujimoto) 병, 혹은 조직구 괴사성 림프선염은 1972년 일본에서 키쿠치와 후지모토 두 사람에 의해 처음 기술되었으며 흔히 아시아 지역에서 30세 미만의 여성들을 주로 침범하는 자가 관해 질환으로 기술되어져왔다. 이 질환의 병인은 여전히 잘 알려져 있지 않으나 감염성(EBV, HHV-6 and -8, HTLV-1, cytomegalovirus, varicella-zoster virus, tuberculosis, toxoplasmosis, yersiniosis, cat scratch disease), 자가면역성(SLE, Kawasaki disease), 그리고 종양성 질환(lymphoma)이 포함되는 것으로 간주된다. 가장 흔한 임상증상은 발열과 통증 없는 경부 림프선염이다. 진단은 생검을 통한 조직병리학적으로 하게 되는데, 주로 풍부한 핵파괴(karyorrhexis)를 가진 피질 주위 지역에서 나타나는 국소 괴사, 괴사 지역 주위로 비정형적인 단핵구들의 집합, 중성구 및 형질 세포의 결핍, 그리고 대개 림프절 캡슐의 보존 등으로 특징 지워진다. 절대적인 치료법은 없어 대증 치료를 하게 되며 치료 없이도 대개 1-6개월 안에 자가 관해되고 재발률도 3.3%에 불과하다. 키쿠치-후지모토 병의 합병증으로 피부, 심장, 골수 등을 침범할 수 있으며 간질환, 무균성 뇌수막염, 간비비대 등이 발생할 수 있으나 드물다. 본 증례에서는 입원 당시 결핵성 임파선염과 뇌수막염으로 오인되었던 무균성 뇌수막염을 동반한 키쿠치-후지모토 병을 경험하였기에 이에 보고하는 바이다.

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