KIKUCHI FUJIMOTO DISEASE, A GREAT IMITATOR: A CASE REPORT OF A 14 YEAR OLD FEMALE PRESENTING WITH FEVER AND LYMPHADENOPATHY

Kikuchi Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a rare disease of unknown aetiology, with higher prevalence amongst Japanese and east Asian population. It is a benign disease, runs in a limited course, characterized by necrotizing histiocytic lymphadenitis mostly affecting young women. KFD clinically presents wit...

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Autores principales:	Nabeela Iqbal, Shazia Yousaf, Syed Khalid Shah
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Publicado:	Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2019
Materias:	histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis kikuchifujimoto disease Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a7d6769228a84649a36d0b570f2ee7462021-11-12T04:48:28ZKIKUCHI FUJIMOTO DISEASE, A GREAT IMITATOR: A CASE REPORT OF A 14 YEAR OLD FEMALE PRESENTING WITH FEVER AND LYMPHADENOPATHY0030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/a7d6769228a84649a36d0b570f2ee7462019-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/3061/2293https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Kikuchi Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a rare disease of unknown aetiology, with higher prevalence amongst Japanese and east Asian population. It is a benign disease, runs in a limited course, characterized by necrotizing histiocytic lymphadenitis mostly affecting young women. KFD clinically presents with enlarged lymph nodes plus fever. Cervical lymph nodes are commonly affected but rare cases of generalized lymphadenopathy and involvement of retroperitoneal lymph nodes have been noticed too. Its recognition is significant as it can be mistaken for immunological, infective and even lymph-proliferative disorders like lymphomas thus preventing the patients from being subjected to costly diagnostic work up and treatment. Once a true diagnosis has been made the treatment of the disease mainly comprises of supportive measures. This is different from the management of other conditions which may be confused with it i.e. lymphoma, tuberculosis.Nabeela IqbalShazia YousafSyed Khalid ShahArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticlehistiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitiskikuchifujimoto diseaseMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 69, Iss 3, Pp 718-720 (2019)
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topic	histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis kikuchifujimoto disease Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
spellingShingle	histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis kikuchifujimoto disease Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920 Nabeela Iqbal Shazia Yousaf Syed Khalid Shah KIKUCHI FUJIMOTO DISEASE, A GREAT IMITATOR: A CASE REPORT OF A 14 YEAR OLD FEMALE PRESENTING WITH FEVER AND LYMPHADENOPATHY
description	Kikuchi Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a rare disease of unknown aetiology, with higher prevalence amongst Japanese and east Asian population. It is a benign disease, runs in a limited course, characterized by necrotizing histiocytic lymphadenitis mostly affecting young women. KFD clinically presents with enlarged lymph nodes plus fever. Cervical lymph nodes are commonly affected but rare cases of generalized lymphadenopathy and involvement of retroperitoneal lymph nodes have been noticed too. Its recognition is significant as it can be mistaken for immunological, infective and even lymph-proliferative disorders like lymphomas thus preventing the patients from being subjected to costly diagnostic work up and treatment. Once a true diagnosis has been made the treatment of the disease mainly comprises of supportive measures. This is different from the management of other conditions which may be confused with it i.e. lymphoma, tuberculosis.
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author	Nabeela Iqbal Shazia Yousaf Syed Khalid Shah
author_facet	Nabeela Iqbal Shazia Yousaf Syed Khalid Shah
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title	KIKUCHI FUJIMOTO DISEASE, A GREAT IMITATOR: A CASE REPORT OF A 14 YEAR OLD FEMALE PRESENTING WITH FEVER AND LYMPHADENOPATHY
title_short	KIKUCHI FUJIMOTO DISEASE, A GREAT IMITATOR: A CASE REPORT OF A 14 YEAR OLD FEMALE PRESENTING WITH FEVER AND LYMPHADENOPATHY
title_full	KIKUCHI FUJIMOTO DISEASE, A GREAT IMITATOR: A CASE REPORT OF A 14 YEAR OLD FEMALE PRESENTING WITH FEVER AND LYMPHADENOPATHY
title_fullStr	KIKUCHI FUJIMOTO DISEASE, A GREAT IMITATOR: A CASE REPORT OF A 14 YEAR OLD FEMALE PRESENTING WITH FEVER AND LYMPHADENOPATHY
title_full_unstemmed	KIKUCHI FUJIMOTO DISEASE, A GREAT IMITATOR: A CASE REPORT OF A 14 YEAR OLD FEMALE PRESENTING WITH FEVER AND LYMPHADENOPATHY
title_sort	kikuchi fujimoto disease, a great imitator: a case report of a 14 year old female presenting with fever and lymphadenopathy
publisher	Army Medical College Rawalpindi
publishDate	2019
url	https://doaj.org/article/a7d6769228a84649a36d0b570f2ee746
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KIKUCHI FUJIMOTO DISEASE, A GREAT IMITATOR: A CASE REPORT OF A 14 YEAR OLD FEMALE PRESENTING WITH FEVER AND LYMPHADENOPATHY

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