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In order to determine the clinical significance of Kikuchi Fujimoto Disease (histiocytic necrotizing lymhadenitis) and to review the literature available on this condition, we selected the Medicine research papers in English language published between the years 1972 to 2011. Kikuchi Fujimoto Disease (KFD) is an uncommon, cosmopolitan,
Mariquena, Corral +5 more
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease [PDF]
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a benign and self-limited disorder, characterized by regional cervical lymphadenopathy with tenderness, usually accompanied with mild fever and night sweats. Less frequent symptoms include weight loss, nausea, vomiting, sore throat.
Guilabert Antonio, Bosch Xavier
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease [PDF]
In February, 2013, a 30-year-old Ugandan-born woman, working in the UK, presented to the accident and emergency department with a 4-week history of arthralgia, fevers, and lethargy, and a recent episode of possible tonsillitis. During the third week of symptoms, she developed epistaxis, periorbital swelling, and rash.
Julian, Dalton +2 more
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease [PDF]
![Figure][1] A 20-year-old man presented with a 3-week history of fevers, night sweats, weight loss, and increasing cervical adenopathy. A comprehensive infectious disease workup was negative.
Branko, Cuglievan, Roberto N, Miranda
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Kikuchi‑Fujimoto disease [PDF]
A 14 year-old Bangladeshi girl presented with high fever, painful swellings in the neck, anorexia, weight loss and night sweating. On examination she had multiple enlarged and tender cervical lymph nodes. Other systems were normal. Laboratory investigations for sepsis and autoimmune diseases were negative. Initial fine needle aspiration and cytology of
Kołodziej‑Kłęk, Aneta +3 more
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Background: Kikuchi Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a rare, benign self-limited disease characterized by prolonged regional lymphadenopathy associated with or without systemic signs or symptoms. It is a rare diagnosis in children.
Sangeeta Priyadarshi Sawant +3 more
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: A Review [PDF]
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a rare entity characterized by subacute necrotizing lymphadenopathy and frequently associated with fever. Young adults of Asian ancestry are most commonly affected, but it has been reported worldwide. Despite many studies in the literature, the cause of KFD remains uncertain.
Anamarija M, Perry, Sarah M, Choi
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease in a Crohn’s Patient
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD), also known as histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, is a rare, benign, focal, self-limiting disease. We report a unique case of KFD in a patient with coexisting Crohn’s disease. Our patient is a 23-year-old African American female with a past medical history significant for Crohn’s disease who presented to the clinic ...
Danial H. Shaikh +4 more
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Abstract Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, is a self-limited condition, characterized by benign lymphadenopathy with associated fevers and systemic symptoms. It most commonly affects adults younger than 40 years of age and of Asian descent.
Charles Blake, Hutchinson, Endi, Wang
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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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