title: A case of haemophagocytic syndrome and Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease occurring concurrently in a 17-year-old female.
abstract: An unusual case in which a young Asian female presenting with fever, lymphadenopathy and cytopaenia was found to have distinct histological features of both haemophagocytic syndrome (HS) and histiocytic necrotising lymphadenitis (Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, KFD) is presented. We review the clinical features of each of these rare, but important, diagnoses and propose the hypothesis that they may form part of a disease continuum, rather than representing separate entities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics and GIM, Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kelleher
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rassam
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000473:pathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D020042:Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015616:Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology