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ArticleCureus2025

Kikuchi Disease in a Young Woman With Sickle Cell Disease: A Case Report.

Jumanah Alfuwayris, Mashael Almousa, Abdulaziz Alsarawi

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Jumanah AlfuwayrisRheumatology, King Abdulaziz Hospital, Al Ahsa, SAU.
Mashael AlmousaInternal Medicine, King Abdulaziz Hospital, Al Ahsa, SAU.
Abdulaziz AlsarawiRheumatology, King Abdulaziz Hospital, Al Ahsa, SAU.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a rare, benign, and self-limiting disorder characterized by necrotizing lymphadenitis, primarily affecting young adults and adolescents. Its etiology and pathogenesis remain unclear and complex. Common presentations include constitutional symptoms such as lymphadenopathy and fever. This study reports the case of a 15-year-old girl who presented with a fever of unknown origin and was found to have lymphadenopathy, which was associated with sickle cell disease (SCD). The diagnosis was confirmed through the pathological features of lymph node biopsy, with the patient successfully treated with steroids and hydroxychloroquine. She remained stable on follow-up, with no recurrence of fever or lymphadenopathy.

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feverkikuchi fujimoto diseaselymphadenopathynecrotizing lymphadenitisrare diseasessickle cell disease

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PMID40091961
PMCPMC11910184

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