Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: a rare cause of cervical lymphadenopathy.
Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease (KFD) is a self-limiting, necrotizing, histiocytic lymphadenitis (NHL) of unknown etiopathogenesis. So far in Nepal not a single case of this disease in the cervical region leading to progressive inspiratory stridor has been reported till date. Here a case of 26 years old Nepalese house wife suffering from this disease, which is histopathologically proved as KFD with complete recovery is presented.
Baskota
Dharma Kanta
DK
Department of ENT-Head & Neck Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Post Box No: 3578, Kathmandu, Nepal. dkbaskota@healthnet.org.np
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D020042:Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology*; D009336:Necrosis