Management of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease Using Glucocorticoid: A Case Report
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Management of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease Using Glucocorticoid: A Case Report
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, also known as histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, is a self-limiting, benign, and rare systemic lymphadenitis with unknown etiology. The cardinal symptoms are fever, lymphadenopathy and night sweat; consequently, it is first necessary to rule out infectious, lymphoproliferative, and connective tissue diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus. Histology can allow...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1687-9627,1687-9635
DOI: 10.1155/2011/230840