Diseases

Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis

Development of lesions in the lymph node characterized by infiltration of the cortex or paracortex by large collections of proliferating histiocytes and complete or, more often, incomplete necrosis of lymphoid tissue.

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Abstract

Development of lesions in the lymph node characterized by infiltration of the cortex or paracortex by large collections of proliferating histiocytes and complete or, more often, incomplete necrosis of lymphoid tissue.

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Synonyms

27 entry terms
  • Histiocytic Necrotising Lymphadenitis
  • Kikuchi Disease
  • Kikuchi Necrotizing Lymphadenitis
  • Kikuchi's Disease
  • Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease
  • Kikuchi-Fujimoto's Disease
  • Lymphadenitis, Histiocytic Necrotizing
  • Nosocomial Kikuchi's Disease
  • Disease, Kikuchi
  • Disease, Kikuchi's
  • Disease, Kikuchi-Fujimoto
  • Disease, Kikuchi-Fujimoto's
  • Histiocytic Necrotising Lymphadenitides
  • Kikuchi Fujimoto Disease
  • Kikuchi Fujimoto's Disease
  • Kikuchi's Disease, Nosocomial
  • Kikuchi-Fujimotos Disease
  • Kikuchis Disease
  • Lymphadenitides, Histiocytic Necrotising
  • Lymphadenitis, Histiocytic Necrotising
  • Lymphadenitis, Kikuchi Necrotizing
  • Necrotising Lymphadenitides, Histiocytic
  • Necrotising Lymphadenitis, Histiocytic
  • Necrotizing Lymphadenitis, Histiocytic
  • Necrotizing Lymphadenitis, Kikuchi
  • Nosocomial Kikuchi Disease
  • Nosocomial Kikuchis Disease

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

1999

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Previous Indexing

  • Lymphadenitis (1983-1998)

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  1. C15.604w.315.300w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020042. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020042
  2. Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikuchi_disease
  3. Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1060827