Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease. A case report.
Histologically, Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a necrotising, self-limiting lymphadenitis. It typically affects the lymph nodes of the neck and it is often accompanied by a high fever. The present paper documents the case of a 28-year old male carrier of KFD. From the x-ray images, the KFD clinically appeared to be a submandibular salivary gland tumor. An ultrasound study led us to believe that it was more likely a branchial cyst. Malignant lymphoma can be mistaken for KFD, thus the diagnosis must be precise and the differentiation is crucial.
Vicente Barrero
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Servicio de Estomatología, Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial, Hospital Insular, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España. mvicente@idecnet.com
Knezevic
M R
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Castellano Reyes
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Díaz Iglesias
J M
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Baez Marrero
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020042:Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis