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...

kikuchi-fujimoto disease or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is an idiopathic, self-limiting disorder and predominantly affects young women. we report a 35-year-old female who presented with soft to firm cervical lymphadenopathy and neck pain. she had multiple enlarged cervical nodes. examination of other systems was normal. lymph node biopsy was performed, and the histological features, a...

A lady from Sudan was referred to our medical clinic as a case of cervical lymphadenopathy with gradual enlargement. She had no complaint. The not associated pain, fever, weight loss, cough, neither bleeding nor other swellings. There history chronic problems including TB and underwent thorough investigations LN biopsy. Lymphoma initially suspected. Fine-needle aspiration excision biopsy were u...

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...

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a rare benign condition of necrotising histiocytic lymphadenitis with unknown aetiology. We describe here a 30-year-old African American female who presented with fever, generalized rash, cervical lymphadenopathy, and oral candidiasis and was found to have Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease on lymph node biopsy with low CD4 count. The initial presentation was concerning for ac...

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

Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease is a rare, benign cause of lymphadenopathy that is often associated with fever, night sweats, and weight loss. The clinical and laboratory manifestation of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease are similar to those of lymphoma, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and it is often mistaken for these disorders. Definitive diagnosis is accomplished by lymph node bio...

BACKGROUND Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a very rare cause of benign lymphadenopathy affecting mainly young Asiatic females. Little is known about the causative agent of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease; however, there are hypotheses of infectious, autoimmune, or hyperimmune background of the disease that have not yet been confirmed in the conducted studies. Frequent episodes of tonsillitis preceding the...

We present a case report of a 41-year-old woman of Malay ethnicity who presented with an 11-day history of fever and left-sided lymphadenopathy after consuming 'Miracle Mineral Solution' (sodium chlorite solution) for the first time. A diagnosis of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease was established via lymph node biopsy after other differentials were excluded. The aetiology of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease re...