Unexplained Fatigue in an Otherwise Healthy Man Linked to Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease, A Case Report
Nepalese Medical Journal, 2021 Kikuchi histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is a benign and self-limited illness usually characterized by cervical lymphadenopathy and fever. We present a case of a 42-year male who complained of extreme fatigue for 2 weeks.
Vivek Pant +2 more
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, a benign self-limited lymphadenopathy is an uncommon cause of pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO). Methods: We retrospectively studied the case-records of 13 patients presenting with PUO who were diagnosed to have ...
Alladi Mohan +6 more
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease involving retroperitoneal lymph nodes: An uncommon presentation
Hematology Reports, 2021 Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a self-limited disease of unknown etiology that is clinically defined by fevers accompanied by tender posterior cervical lymphadenopathy.
Jane Date Hon +5 more
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Kikuchi- Fujimoto Disease of Mesenteric Lymph Nodes Mimicking Acute Appendicitis
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2013 Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, or histiocytic necrotising lymphadenopathy of unknown aetiology, is a rare, benign and self-limiting cause of lymphadenopathy often involving the cervical nodes, and rarely presenting with mesenteric lymphadenopathy.
Anne Shrestha +3 more
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease in a 30-Year-Old Caucasian Female [PDF]
, 2009 Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a rare, self-limited, histiocytic, necrotizing lymphadenitis first described in Japan in 1972. Necrosis of lymph node tissue is caused by apoptosis and may be virally induced.
Archibald, David J. +2 more
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Clinical Abdominal Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease Resembling Macrophage Activation Syndrome Associated with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Case Report [PDF]
, 2022 A 13-year-old girl presented with fever for the past ten days without any other symptoms. Laboratory findings revealed leukopenia, low platelet count, and high lactate dehydrogenase and ferritin levels.
Ando, Yusuke +4 more
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease can present as delayed lymphadenopathy after COVID-19 vaccination
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2022 Following COVID-19 vaccination, ipsilateral axillary and cervical lymphadenopathy may occur, called vaccine-related hypermetabolic lymphadenopathy, which is considered reactive lymphadenopathy.
Takeru Kashiwada +8 more
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Kikuchi Disease: Recognizing a Common Presentation of an Uncommon Condition [PDF]
, 2016 INTRODUCTION Kikuchi disease, also known as histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis or Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, is a rare condition that typically presents with fever and cervical lymphadenopathy in previously healthy young women.
Punati, MD, Ramya
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Vojnosanitetski pregled, 2003 Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD), also know as histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, is a benign disorder characterized histologically by necrotic foci surrounded by histiocytic aggregates, and with the absence of neutrophils. KFD was recognized in Japan, where it was first described in 1972. The disease is most commonly affecting young women. The cause
Đokić Milomir +4 more
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Fever with lymphadenopathy – Kikuchi Fujimoto disease, a great masquerader: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2017 Background Kikuchi Fujimoto disease is an uncommon benign condition of necrotizing histiocytic lymphadenitis commonly seen in East Asian and Japanese populations.
Chamara Dalugama +1 more
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