WİLLİAM H KİTCHENS, DAVİD L JAYE, JOEL P WEDD, JOSEPH F MAGLİOCCA
Experimental and Clinical Transplantation - 2020;18(6):741-743
Generalized lymphadenopathy after organ transplant is a concerning finding, often indicating the devel - opment of lymphoma. We describe a 52-year-old liver transplant recipient who had clinical symptoms and imaging concerning for posttransplant lympho - proliferative disease. However, histologic evaluation of a lymph node biopsy revealed that the patient actually had a much rarer but relatively benign condition, Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (histiocytic necro - tizing lymphadenitis). We discuss the epidemiology, clinical symptoms, diagnosis, histologic features, and treatment of this uncommon mimic of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease.
