title: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease--a case report.
abstract: The etiology of cervical lymphadenopathy is multifactorial including infections and tumoral lesions. Histiocytic necrotising lymphadenitis or Kikuchi-Fujimoto's disease is a rare cause of cervical lymphadenopathy which does not have specific clinical signs. We report herewith a case of Kikuchi's disease (KD) diagnosed by histopathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, J.N. Medical College, AMU, Aligarh. gmehdi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ghazala
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mehdi
authors.forename: Veena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maheshwari
authors.forename: Priti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Haris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D020042:Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D009333:Neck