Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: A case report and review of the literature.
Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease is a rare benign, condition of necrotising histiocytic lymphadenitis. A case of a 55 year old gentleman is described here. He presented with fevers, weight loss and tender cervical lymph nodes. Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease was diagnosed after cervical lymph node biopsy. Symptomatic treatment was provided and an uneventful full recovery was made. Of significant note, this patient's daughter had Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease almost a decade earlier. Although Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease has been reported widely, we believe this is the first familial report in the literature of a case of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease occurring in a parent and child.
Ifeacho
Sonna
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Department of General Medicine, Heatherwood Hospital, London Road, Ascot, SL5 8AA, UK. sonna@doctors.org.uk.
Aung
Theingi
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Akinsola
Mojisola
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