Kikuchi–Fujimoto disease: The great imitator
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چکیده
Kikuchi–Fujimoto disease (KFD) is an unusual clinical entity among tropical countries like Srilanka. It follows the self-limiting course with background of uncertain pathogenesis Here we report a case 15-year-old boy who presented fever generalized lymphadinitis. The and histological features overlap infective, autoimmune, malignant diseases. slowly resolves nature limited exposure to KFD, posing considerable challenge.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Jaffna medical journal
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0379-3877', '2651-0200']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/jmj.v34i1.155