Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a rare cause of cervical lymphadenitis which mostly affects Asian women but is sometimes observed in the pediatric population. This study analyzed the clinical manifestations and disease course in children with KFD. Retrospective chart review and telephone interview were used to collect data for 13 children (8 boys and 5 girls) with a diagnosis of KFD from Janu...

10-kDa proguanylin as a major guanylin molecule in human intestine and plasma and its increase in renal insufficiency. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1994; 205: 1966–1975 34. Kinoshita H, Fujimoto S, Fukae H et al. Plasma and urine levels of uroguanylin a new peptide in nephrotic syndrome. Nephron 1999; 81: 160–164 35. Fukae H, Kinoshita H, Fujimoto S, Nakazato M, Eto T. Plasma concentration of uro...

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is an idiopathic histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis with an autoimmune component triggered by the involvement of CD8 cytotoxic T lymphocyte due to a genetic predisposition. Cases are diagnosed more frequently in female patients, especially in young adults, in all races, more commonly in East Asia, and only isolated in Europe and America. We present the case of a 51-y...