Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease complicated by aseptic meningitis and hemophagocytosis successfully treated with intrathecal dexamethasone

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease complicated by aseptic meningitis and hemophagocytosis successfully treated with intrathecal dexamethasone

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is thought to be a self-limited disease featuring fever and cervical lymphadenopathy; most cases having a favorable outcome. Severe disease and death are occasionally reported. Here we report a case of KFD complicated by hemophagocytosis and aseptic meningitis. The sym...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyan Huang, Xixi Chen, Sun-Wing Tong, Yan Wang, Jifu Cai, Chaowen Deng, Lijun Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Diagnostics
Drug delivery
Emergency medicine
Hematological system
Immune system
Internal medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020310379

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