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Kikuchi Fujimoto Disease: A Case Report from Tertiary Care Hospital of North Karnataka


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1 Department of Medicine, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
     

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Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is a rare benign, self-limiting cervical lymphadenitis of unknown etiology. It predominantly affects young women and can closely mimic infective and immunological disorders. We report a case of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease in a 40 year old male who presented with fever and cervical lymphadenitis.

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Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease, Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis.
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Authors

RB Parakh
Department of Medicine, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
UG Rajoor
Department of Medicine, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
JC Sindhur
Department of Medicine, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
KR Aithal
, India
Dhananjaya
Department of Medicine, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka, India

Abstract


Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is a rare benign, self-limiting cervical lymphadenitis of unknown etiology. It predominantly affects young women and can closely mimic infective and immunological disorders. We report a case of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease in a 40 year old male who presented with fever and cervical lymphadenitis.

Keywords


Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease, Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis.

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