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Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: a rare cause of fever and lymphadenopathy in a 19-year-old male
Abstract
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is also known as histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis or Kikuchi disease. The disease is a rare, self-limiting condition of an undetermined cause that manifests as protracted lymphadenopathy with or without systemic symptoms. Painful cervical lymphadenopathy accompanied by fevers, leukopenia, and an increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate are its defining features. We reported a 19-year-old male was admitted to the hematology outpatient clinic with cervical lymphadenopathy and B symptoms. He was diagnosed with Kikuchi disease from a lymph node biopsy. He was successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin and steroids. The patient's complaints regressed and disappeared. Histopathological features, including lymph node necrosis and histiocytic growth, are used to diagnose Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease. It is regarded as a benign condition. To avoid incorrect diagnoses and needless treatments, medical professionals must be aware of Kikuchi disease while making a differential diagnosis for cervical lymphadenopathy.

Keywords : Kikuchi-Fujimoto, fever, lymphadenopathy, lymphoma

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Article available in :
Volume 2, Issue 4, 2024
Page : 95-97
https://doi.org/10.51271/JCHOR-0048
Article Information
Received : 02 Ağu 2024
Accepted : 06 Eyl 2024
Published : 14 Kas 2024
Corresponding Author :

Rafiye Çiftciler: Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkiye

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Citation : Çiftciler R, Çiftciler AE, Selim C, Çelik M. Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: a rare cause of fever and lymphadenopathy in a 19-year-old male. J Curr Hematol Oncol Res. 2024;2(4): 95-97.

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