Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: A Rare Presentation with Localized Iliac Lymphadenitis

Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: A Rare Presentation with Localized Iliac Lymphadenitis

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a benign, self-limiting disease characterized by histiocytic necrotising lymphadenitis. Though several viral agents or an autoimmune etiology has been proposed as causative, the exact cause remains unknown. It has a female predilection and most commonly seen among y...

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Main Authors: Shrihari Anil Anikhindi, Anil Arora, Shashi Dhawan, Naresh Bansal, Praveen Sharma, Vikas Singla, Ashish Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Histiocytic necrotising lymphadenitis
Fever of unknown origin
Abdomen
Online Access:http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/index.php/IJMS/article/view/1585

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