title: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease causing fever of unknown origin in a nine-year-old boy.
abstract: We describe a case of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in a 9-y-old boy finally diagnosed with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) and discuss the implications for the management of FUO in children. KFD should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with FUO to prevent misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sciences for Woman and Child's Health, University of Florence, Florence, Italy. maridega@yahoo.it
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Gaudio
authors.forename: Karyn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moshal
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malone
authors.forename: Vas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Novelli
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D020042:Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy