title: Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: part of the differential diagnosis of cervical lymphadenopathy in an HIV-positive patient.
abstract: A 38-year-old HIV-positive Nigerian woman presented with a three-week history of cervical lymphadenopathy, night sweats, weight loss and fever. Provisional diagnoses of tuberculosis and lymphoma were considered; however, a histological diagnosis of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease was reached. This rare benign disease has presenting features that mimic more serious conditions commonly occurring in HIV-positive patients. This case report emphasises the importance of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease in the differential diagnosis of cervical lymphadenopathy in HIV-positive patients.
authors: Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital Trust, Liverpool, UK rebecca.thomson-glover@rlbuht.nhs.uk.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Thomson-Glover
authors: Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital Trust, Liverpool, UK.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Lawton
authors: Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital Trust, Liverpool, UK.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Menon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods; D044383:Black People; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D020042:Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D009549:Nigeria; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: AIDS; HIV; Kikuchi; Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease; diagnosis; histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis; lymphadenopathy