Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease from eastern India
Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2010 Kikuchi′s disease, a rare disorder which usually presents with fever painful lymphadenopathy, rash and arthritis, all of which are close mimickers of infective and immunological disorders. It is essentially a histopathological diagnosis and tests to rule
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A white man with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease mimicking lymphoma, preceded by frequent episodes of tonsillitis: a case report [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a very rare cause of benign lymphadenopathy affecting mainly young Asiatic females. Little is known about the causative agent of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease; however, there are hypotheses of infectious, autoimmune, or
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Hodgkin lymphoma misdiagnosed as Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease – how important it is to confirm an unusual diagnosis [PDF]
, 2020 Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is an extremely rare, self-limiting disorder of unknown etiology, with most cases occurring in Asia. The treatment of KFD is mainly supportive with NSAIDs or steroids in isolated cases.
Piotr Krych, Wiktoria Grcuk
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease in Pediatrics
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2021 Background: Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease (KFD)11 KFD: Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease. is a rare, benign, idiopathic, and self-limiting lymphadenitis typically affecting head and neck regions.
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: Diagnostic Dilemma and the Role of Immunohistochemistry [PDF]
, 2009 Kikuchi-Fujimoto (KD) disease is the rare differential diagnoses of chronic cervical lymphadenopathy of unknown etiology. The findings of histopathology may be overlapping, in such condition immunohistochemistry has a definite role to play.
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Distinguishing Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease from lymphoma in patients by clinical and PET/CT features. [PDF]
Medicine (Baltimore)To develop a scheme for distinguishing Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) from lymphoma in patients presenting enlarged lymph nodes (LNs) predominantly on the upper side of the diaphragm.
Cheng MH, Xie LJ.
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, simultaneously diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus in an Arabic female: an agonizing combination. [PDF]
J Int Med ResKikuchi–Fujimoto disease (KFD), also known as histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, is a rare, benign condition affecting young Oriental-Asian females.
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A Rare Neurological Presentation of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease [PDF]
JAMA NeurologyThis case report describes a 17-year-old boy with reduced consciousness and T2-weighted hyperintensity, focal diffusion restriction, and microhemorrhages within the deep gray nuclei and surrounding white matter.
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A Case of Reactive Cervical Lymphadenopathy with Fat Necrosis Impinging on Adjacent Vascular Structures. [PDF]
, 2016 A tender neck mass in adults can be a diagnostic challenge due to a wide differential diagnosis, which ranges from reactive lymphadenopathy to malignancy.
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease complicated by aseptic meningitis and hemophagocytosis successfully treated with intrathecal dexamethasone [PDF]
, 2020 Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is thought to be a self-limited disease featuring fever and cervical lymphadenopathy; most cases having a favorable outcome. Severe disease and death are occasionally reported.
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