title: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: A case report and review of literature.
abstract: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a benign and self-limiting disease. The entity was first described in 1972 by Kikuchi and Fujimoto in Japan independently. KFD is prevalent in Asia, although it may be seen in a wide geographic distribution. It commonly affects young women. Cervical lymphadenopathy is the most prominent sign and should be differentiated from lymphoproliferative, autoimmune, and infectious diseases. We report a female patient with KFD presenting with enlarged tender cervical lymph nodes and provide a brief review of the literature. The diagnosis is established on the basis of histology of lymph node excisional biopsy.
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA.
authors.forename: Romana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zar
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McClintock
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D020042:Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D009333:Neck