ArticleClinics and practice2018
Take a second look: it's Kikuchi's disease! A case report and review of literature.
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- [Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: case report of a 32-year-old woman with lymphadenopathy and fever].Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2026Article
- Behcet's Disease Presenting as Pancolonic Ulcerations in a Patient With Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: A Rare Gastrointestinal Manifestation.ACG case reports journal · 2024Article
- Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: a rare type of lymphadenopathy and its plausible relationship with human papillomavirus vaccines.Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2023Article
- Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease in a 20-year-old female: a case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Unique presentation of recurrent subdural effusions and subsequent abdominal lymphadenopathy in a patient diagnosed with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease.Radiology case reports · 2022Article
- Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease Following COVID-19.Cureus · 2022Article
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- COVID-19 in a case with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease.Clinical case reports · 2021Article
- A Case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Mimicking Acute Appendicitis in a COVID-19 Pandemic Area.Cureus · 2020Article
- Case Report of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease from Sub-Saharan Africa: An Important Mimic of Tuberculous Lymphadenitis.Case reports in medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
Generalized lymphadenopathy is a common cause of concern for both patients and clinicians. Possible etiologies include infections, malignancies and autoimmune diseases. Kikuchi Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a hyperergic condition that presents with fever, lymphadenopathy and can include systemic involvement, thus being easily mistaken for the above-mentioned entities. We report the case of a previously healthy 18- year old male who presented with a selflimiting generalized lymphadenopathy, high fevers, skin vasculitis and polyserositis. The lymph-node biopsy revealed a histiocytotic necrotizing lymphadenitis, suggestive of Kikuchi's disease. This case emphasizes the importance of KFD in the differential diagnosis of lymphadenopathy, especially in young adults.
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