Fever of Unknown Origin: An Unusual Presentation of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease
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Fever of Unknown Origin: An Unusual Presentation of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a rare, benign, and self-limiting condition that mostly affects young females. Cervical lymphadenopathy with fever is the most common presentation of the disease. It may have unusual presentations that can lead to diagnostic dilemma and delay in diagnosis. We report a case of a 25-year-old female who presented with relapsing fever and cervical lymphadenopathy. Becaus...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Immunology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2090-6609,2090-6617
DOI: 10.1155/2015/314217