| CASE REPORT |
|
| Year : 2015 | Volume
: 8
| Issue : 2 | Page : 150-152 |
|
|
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease - A report of two cases
Santhosh Kumar
Department of General Surgery, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Ammapettai, Nellikuppam, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Santhosh Kumar
S-1, Block-4, Plot No. 76, Habitat Apartments, Sekaran Street, Krishnapuram, Ambattur, Chennai - 600 053, Tamil Nadu
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2349-5006.174258
|
|
|
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) or histolytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is a rare form of cervical lymphadenopathy that commonly affects young women. It is an idiopathic, self-limiting disease usually presenting with lymphadenitis, fever, and weight loss. I hereby report two cases of KFD, both of them presented with lymph node enlargements in the neck region. Excision biopsy was done after a trial of antibiotics, which gave a pathological diagnosis of KFD. KFD closely mimics, systemic lupus erythematosus and lymphoma, clinically and histologically. Although KFD is a benign disease, it has to be differentiated from these two diseases to avoid unnecessary chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery. |
|
|
|
| [FULL TEXT] [PDF]* |
|
 |
|
