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...

A case of Kikuchi–Fujimoto Disease in a SLE patient; potential importance OR8U8 gene polymorphisms

La Enfermedad de Kikuchi Fujimoto es autolimitada, buen pronóstico, diagnóstico histopatológico cuya incidencia mayor en el continente asiático, mujeres, menores 40 años y usualmente un exclusión. Presentamos caso paciente masculino 20 años, sin antecedentes patológicos, quien consultó por fiebre persistente, adenopatías, síntomas gastrointestinales pérdida peso; debutó con pancitopenia, aument...

INTRODUCTION Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, is usually a benign self-limiting disease which typically affects young females under the age of 30 years and resolves without treatment within six months. However, when it occurs in the context of connective tissue disease, particularly systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), it is usually associated with a flare-up of the patient's symptoms, requiring treatm...

Correspondence: Dr. Ram Chandra Adhikari, MD Consultant Pathologist, Department of Pathology, Om Hospital & Research Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal GPO Box: 2496 E-mail: [email protected] Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is a benign, self limited condition with higher prevalence among Japanese and other Asiatic people. Though the cause of this disease remains unc...

In order to determine the clinical significance of Kikuchi Fujimoto Disease (histiocytic necrotizing lymhadenitis) and to review the literature available on this condition, we selected the Medicine research papers in English language published between the years 1972 to 2011.Kikuchi Fujimoto Disease (KFD) is an uncommon, cosmopolitan, benign and self-limiting condition with higher Japanese and A...

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a benign and self-limited disorder, characterized by regional cervical lymphadenopathy with tenderness, usually accompanied with mild fever and night sweats. Less frequent symptoms include weight loss, nausea, vomiting, sore throat. Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is an extremely rare disease known to have a worldwide distribution with higher prevalence among Japanese...

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a rare cause of lymphadenopathy, most often cervical. It has been mainly described in Asia. There are few data available on this disease in Europe. We conducted this retrospective, observational, multicenter study to describe KFD in France and to determine the characteristics of severe forms of the disease and forms associated with systemic lupus erythematosus ...