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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 disease, and antiphospholipid syndrome has
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is a rare, benign, self-limiting disease with unknown etiology characterized by regional lymphadenopathy. A 30-year-old female presented with fever, weakness, multiple joint pain, oral ulcers, erythematous facial rashes,
The histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis or Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a very rare entity in Spain. We present a 34-year-old arabic male admitted to hospital because one-month story of asthenia, anorexia, weight loss, fever and lymphadenopathies in all palpable sites. Analytic studies were all
Histiocytic Necrotising Lymphadenitis by Kikuchi-Fujimoto (NHL) is a rare disease of unknown etiopathogenesis, characterized by cervical lymphadenomegaly, fever and asthenia. It has a good prognosis with a complete functional recovery of the affected lymph nodes. In 1998 a 28 year-old patient (A.
To provide an epidemiologic description of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD), and to describe its relationship with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a population of sub-Saharan origin.
Patients were retrospectively included on the basis of lymph node histology compatible with KFD reported in
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, also known as histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, is a rare cause of lymphadenopathy in children. This benign disease can mimic lymphoma and misleads doctors. It was first described in Asia, where it occurred especially in young women. Recent publications show that it
This article reports a case of kikuchi disease which was confirmed by lymph node biopsy. What is different with previously reported cases is that this case involved a transient ischaemic attack as the initial symptom. A 46-year-old female patient presented at the clinic with a 2-week history of
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a rare cause of lymphadenopathy, most often cervical. It has been mainly described in Asia. There are few data available on this disease in Europe. We conducted this retrospective, observational, multicenter study to describe KFD in France and to determine the
Kikuchi-Fujmoto disease (KFD), also known as "histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis", is a rare lymphadenitis of unknown origin, but with an excellent prognosis. It is more common in Asia, but isolated cases are also reported in America, Africa and Europe. The disease can have an acute or subacute
We present a case report of a young asiatic women presenting Kikuchi's lymphadenitis, a suprahyoidea mass, pharyngitis, fever, weakness and lack of appetite. The clinical picture quickly improved after biopsy until complete remission within two months. Sierologic studies showed significant antibody
Kikuchi-Fujimoto's disease (CFD) is a disease that usually exhibits self-limited benign lymph node involvement. Etiology of illness is not fully understood.Differential diagnosis should be performed well because lymph node involvement can be confused with lymphoma type diseases. A 35-year-old male
The Kikuchi-Fujimoto's syndrome is an histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis which is observed at any ages but preferentially among young adults. The sex ratio is about 4:1 in favour of women. It is clinically characterized by cervical lymph nodes in a context of fever and asthenia. Sometimes, there
BACKGROUND
Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis or Kikuchi-Fujimoto's disease is a rare anatomoclinical entity whose etiology remains unknown. It is mainly reported in young adult female, presenting with cervical lymphadenopathies, fever and asthenia. The diagnosis is based on the histological
METHODS
A 26-year-old Pakistani woman was admitted to hospital with fever, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and general weakness for the previous two weeks, but no diarrhea or constipation. Antibiotic therapy as an out-patient had not provided relief. She also had enlarged cervical lymph nodes.
A 22-year-old female noted a low grade fever and swelling of the cervical lymph nodes in May 1997, and later developed a dry cough. She was diagnosed to have interstitial pneumonitis, and then administration of corticosteroids alleviated her symptoms. On February 6, 1998, however, a high fever