Identification of Torque Teno Virus/Torque Teno-Like Minivirus in the Cervical Lymph Nodes of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Lymphadenitis Patients (Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis): A Possible Key to Idiopathic Disease

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is rare, and many infectious agents have been suspected for its etiology. This report presents an interesting case of KFD found with torque teno virus/torque teno minivirus (TTV/TTMV), which closely resembles the circovirus that causes necrotizing lymphadenitis in pigs...

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Main Authors: Yosep Chong, Ji Young Lee, Chang Suk Kang, Eun Jung Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2020-03-01
Series:Biomedicine Hub
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/506501