Recurrent cutaneous necrotizing vasculitis in a patient with Kikuchi's disease: case report

Kikuchi's disease or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis without granulocytic infilteration, is a clinico-pathologic entity well described in developed countries. We report a case of this disorder presenting with recurrent cutaneous necrotizing vasculitis, with the dual objective of highlighting this condition in developing countries and presenting an uncommon manifestation of this disorder.