[A case report: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease].
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis) which presents with fever and lymphadenopathy, should be considered in differential diagnosis of fever with unknown origin. We presented a 19 years old male patient with complaints of fever and lymphadenopathy. The case was diagnosed as Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease by histopathological evaluation.
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Ankara Numune Eğitim ve Araştirma Hastanesi, 1. infeksiyon Hastaliklan ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Kliniği, Ankara.
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D020042:Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male