Fever with lymphadenopathy – Kikuchi Fujimoto disease, a great masquerader: a case report

Abstract Background Kikuchi Fujimoto disease is an uncommon benign condition of necrotizing histiocytic lymphadenitis commonly seen in East Asian and Japanese populations. It commonly presents with fever, cervical lymphadenopathy, and elevated inflammatory markers. Diagnosis of Kikuchi Fujimoto dise...

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Main Authors: Chamara Dalugama, Indika Bandara Gawarammana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1521-y