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
Agata Szczurowska +3 more
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease Associated with Symptomatic CD4 Lymphocytopenia
Case Reports in Rheumatology, 2014 Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a rare benign condition of necrotising histiocytic lymphadenitis with unknown aetiology. We describe here a 30-year-old African American female who presented with fever, generalized rash, cervical lymphadenopathy, and oral ...
Meera Yogarajah, Bhradeev Sivasambu
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease in a Filipino Boy: A Case Report
Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2019 Objective: To report a case of a 12-year-old boy with Necrotizing Lymphadenitis (Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease) presenting as lymphadenitis secondary to multiple diagnosis.
Jenina Rachel Escalderon, Angelo Monroy
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Recurrent Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease
BMJ Case Reports, 2010 We report the case of a 27-year-old, UK-born, Asian woman who suffered a rare recurrence of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease. She presented with tender lymphadenopathy of the neck, fever and a prodrome of flu-like symptoms. She had a past medical history of biopsy-proven Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease of her right axilla 2 years earlier, which required no treatment.
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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.
Araya, Hiwot H +4 more
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Retinopathy in lupus transitioned to Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2016 Purpose: We present a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus with significant vaso-occlusive retinal findings mimicking antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, who developed Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease.
Kelly S. Rue +2 more
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Kikuchi Fujimoto lymphadenitis- an uncommon entity in the surgical outpatients: a case report [PDF]
, 2017 Kikuchi Fujimoto lymphadenitis is a benign self-limiting disease with subacute necrotizing lymphadenopathy of unknown cause. The clinical, histopathological and immunohistochemical features point to viral etiology hence delaying diagnosis commonly ...
Chougle, Qurratulain +4 more
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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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Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease Masquerading as Metastatic Papillary Carcinoma of the Thyroid [PDF]
, 2015 Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease also known as histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is a rare cervical inflammatory lymphadenitis that is most commonly seen in young Asian women.
Asirvatham, J. R. +4 more
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease Associated with Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report
Case Reports in Medicine, 2010 Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a self-limited benign condition of unknown etiology characterized by cervical lymphadenopathy, fever, and leucopenia. An autoimmune hypothesis has been suggested and an association with systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren's ...
Olukayode Onasanya +4 more
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