Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Elif DOYUK KARTAL, Emine DÜNDAR, Nurettin ERBEN, İlhan ÖZGÜNEŞ, Gaye USLUER
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi 2006-09-01
• Series: Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
• Subjects: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease; Lymphadenitis; Histiocytic necrotizing lympadenitis
• Online Access: http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2006-11-3-154-158.pdf

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, also known as histiocytic necrotizing lympadenitis, is an uncommon clinical and patological autolimited feature of bening prognosis that may mimic many other diseases diagnosed chiefly in young adults. It is clinically significant because of possible misdiagnosis of other diseses such as malignant lymphoma or tuberculosis. Thus, an early biopsy is instrumental in making definite diagnosis and preventing unnecessary investigation. We described a case of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease in a 22-year-old woman who presented with swollen lymph nodes and a fever. A rapid clinical improvement after lymph nodes excisional biopsy was remarkable. No treatment was given, and a full recovery was achived within six weeks. In this case had emphasized the clinical, histologic features, and outcome of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease.