Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease With Prolonged Fever in Children
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease with prolonged fever in children.
We reviewed 12 patients who had Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) and presented with prolonged fever and lymphadenopathy. The clinical and laboratory aspects of the patients confirmed by excisional lymph node biopsy were analyzed. The mean age of the children was 11.0 +/- 3.0 years (range: 6-15 years). The male-to-female ratio was 1.4:1. The median duration of fever before admission and the total ...
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عنوان ژورنال: PEDIATRICS
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-0485