Recurrent Bilateral Anterior Uveitis with Kikuchi–Fujimoto Disease

ABSTRACT

Purpose: To report an uncommon case of Kikuchi–Fujimoto disease-associated-uveitis.

Methods: A 31-year-old Caucasian woman with cervical lymphadenitis and Kikuchi–Fujimoto disease recently confirmed by biopsy, complained about unilateral blurry vision. Differential diagnoses, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, Behçet disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis was performed. We undertook a review of other similar cases found in the literature.

Results: Acute anterior unilateral uveitis was diagnosed, suffering from two recurrences of bilateral anterior uveitis.

Conclusions: Additional reported cases are required to better understand the Kikuchi–Fujimoto disease and the pathogenesis and features of its ocular involvement.

Keywords:

• Corticosteroids
• Kikuchi–Fujimoto
• lymphadenopathy
• ocular inflammation
• uveitis

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.