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ArticleCureus2023

The Association of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with Kikuchi Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Bereket Tewoldemedhin, Nardos Tewoldemedhin, Jack Boghossian, Charity Iheagwara, Alaa Muhanna, Jihad Slim

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Bereket TewoldemedhinInfectious Diseases, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, USA.
Nardos TewoldemedhinInternal Medicine, Addis Ababa University College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa, ETH.
Jack BoghossianInfectious Diseases, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, USA.
Charity IheagwaraInfectious Diseases, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, USA.
Alaa MuhannaInfectious Diseases, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, USA.
Jihad SlimInfectious Diseases, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, USA.
Addis Ababa University · ETSaint Michael's Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is considered one of the rare benign conditions of unknown etiology presenting with the triad of cervical lymphadenopathy, fever, and weight loss. The inciting cause continues to be elusive. One of the leading thoughts is that it may be a post-infectious immune response of T-cells and histocytes. The most common triggers reported have been viral infections. Treatment mainly revolves around the reduction of the inflammatory response with anti-inflammatory medication and steroids when appropriate. To date, there are very limited reports of

Indexed as

cell mediated immune responseinterferon (ifn)kikuchi-fujimoto's disease (kfd)lymph node tuberculosisposttuberculosis kikuchi syndrome

Identifiers

PMID38021614
PMCPMC10645437
OpenAlexW4387652356

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