title: Unusual presentation of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease.
abstract: The authors report the case of a 13-year-old girl with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease who presented with features of raised intracranial pressure due to subdural effusions. A biopsy revealed dural involvement in the disease process. The authors review the medical literature of this rare disease and highlight the paucity of documented cases with CNS involvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Marcelo Volpon
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: Fozia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roked
authors.forename: Ina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nicklaus-Wollenteit
authors.forename: Desiderio
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D020042:Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000209:etiology