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Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease* Doença de Kikuchi-Fujimoto
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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INTRODUCTION Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease (KFD) is a benign, self-limited, inflammatory disorder, first reported in Japan. This condition is more prevalent among women and typically occurs in the third decade of life. It normally manifests as persistent, isolated cervical adenopathy with a recurrence rate of 3%. The identification of this condition is of high significance, given the risk of misdiag...
متن کاملa case of recurrent kikuchi-fujimoto disease
introduction kikuchi-fujimoto disease (kfd) is a benign, self-limited, inflammatory disorder, first reported in japan. this condition is more prevalent among women and typically occurs in the third decade of life. it normally manifests as persistent, isolated cervical adenopathy with a recurrence rate of 3%. the identification of this condition is of high significance, given the risk of misdiag...
متن کاملKikuchi-Fujimoto disease.
BACKGROUND Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a benign and self-limited disease, first reported in Japan in 1972. The characteristic features of this disorder include lymphadenopathy and fever. OBJECTIVES To summarize our experience with Kikuchi disease with regard to clinical manifestations and outcome. METHODS The patients included in the study were those diagnosed with Kikuchi disease during th...
متن کاملFamilial Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a rare, self-limiting disease of unknown aetiology presenting with cervical lymphadenopathy, fever, vomiting, weight loss, night sweats and chills. Familial occurrence of KFD is reported very rarely in literature. We report two cases from the same family presenting with KFD. The two non-twin sisters presented with symptoms of fever, cervical lymphadenopathy, we...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.11.2009.2469