Kikuchi Fujimoto disease: sinister presentation, good prognosis
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is characterized by fever and lymphadenopathy, usually localized in the cervical region. This disease principally affects young females. It can be confused with lymphoma, adenocarcinoma metastasis and tuberculosis. We report two cases of KikuchiFujimoto disease. In the first case, a 28-year-old female had been treated for tuberculosis one year prior and presented with a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2000-9666
DOI: 10.1080/20009666.2020.1824332