Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, is an infrequent idiopathic disorder. It has been associated with autoimmune disorders, of which systemic lupus erythematosus is the most outstanding. The basis of its diagnosis relies on the histological examination of lymph nodes, which typically reveals necrosis surrounded by histiocytes with crescentic nucleus, immunoblasts...

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD), 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 erythematous. Histology can ...

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD), also known as Kikuchi’s or histiocytic necrotising lymphadenitis, is a rare and benign medical condition of unknown aetiology. It often misdiagnosed lymphoma systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), leading to inappropriate investigations delayed treatment. thus important for clinicians be cognizant this when assessing patients with cervical lymphadenopathy.

Persistent cervical and axillary lymphadenopathy is a common occurrence encountered in clinics across Asian countries. The commonest presentation in young population is secondary to infections of which extrapulmonary tuberculosis tops the list. Occasionally, one encounters neoplastic lesions such as lymphomas.1 In adults, these aberrant swelling warrant exclusion of metastatic malignant disease...

A 19-year-old Aboriginal woman presented with a three-week history of swollen neck glands, nausea, vomiting, chills and weight loss. On examination, she had bilateral, nontender, diffuse cervical lymphadenopathy. Oral examination revealed extensive dental caries and periodontal disease. The results of her laboratory workup are shown in Table 1. Both a lymph node aspiration and a bone marrow bio...