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==Laboratory Findings== | ==Laboratory Findings== | ||
It is diagnosed by [[lymph node]] [[excision biopsy]]. | It is diagnosed by [[lymph node]] [[excision biopsy]]. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Laboratory Findings
It is diagnosed by lymph node excision biopsy.
Kikuchi's disease is a self limiting illness which has symptoms which may overlap with Hodgkin's lymphoma leading to misdiagnosis in some patients.
ANA, APLA, Anti-dsDNA, RF are usually negative, and may help in differentiating from SLE.