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Skin Biopsy for Diagnosing Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
Published on: June 10, 2025
Kikuchi's disease associated with systemic lupus erythematosus
S Chidambara Murthy1, Shivakumar M Dandin, Archana S Dandin
1Department of Dermatology, S. N. Medical College and HSK Hospital and Research Centre, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India. chidumurthy@yahoo.com
Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
|January 6, 2006
Abstract:
A 25-year-old multiparous female presented with fever, joint pains, facial rash and lymphadenopathy of three months' duration. Lymph node biopsy revealed a diagnosis of Kikuchi's disease. She fulfilled seven out of the 11 ARA criteria for SLE. The association of Kikuchi's disease and SLE is rare.

