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Take a second look: it's Kikuchi's disease! A case report and review of literature.


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.

SUBMITTER: Joean O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6297864 | biostudies-other | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Take a second look: it's Kikuchi's disease! A case report and review of literature.

Joean Oana O   Thiele Thea T   Raap Mieke M   Schmidt Reinhold E RE   Stoll Matthias M  

Clinics and practice 20181001 4


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 feve  ...[more]

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