Kikuchi-Fujimoto's syndrome masquerading as tuberculosis.
We report a case of a 27-year-old Asian man presenting with the typical features of tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis who was commenced on anti-tuberculous therapy on the strength of the clinical presentation. Histological examination of an excised cervical lymph node however, revealed the diagnosis of Kikuchi's syndrome; a histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis which is usually self-limiting.
Jayaraj
S M
SM
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
Lloyd
J
J
Frosh
A C
AC
Patel
K S
KS
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020042:Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000175:diagnosis*