Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: a Case Report
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is an idiopathic, self-limiting disorder and predominantly affects young women. We report a 35-year-old female who presented with soft to firm cervical lymphadenopathy and neck pain. She had multiple enlarged cervical nodes. Examinati...
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| author | Mozaffar Aznab Naser Kamalian Jaffar Navabi Kaveh Kavianimoghadam |
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| description | Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is an idiopathic, self-limiting disorder and predominantly affects young women. We report a 35-year-old female who presented with soft to firm cervical lymphadenopathy and neck pain. She had multiple enlarged cervical nodes. Examination of other systems was normal. Lymph node biopsy was performed, and the histological features, and immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis. The Patient was treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and low-dose prednisolone. A significant decrease in the size of lymph node and relief of neck pain occurred. During four years of follow-up, the patient developed no malignant disease or systemic and autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus. Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is rare, clinicians should be aware of this condition as early diagnosis of the disease will lessen concerns of the patient's family. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fa14752023654f948119c0341128a3ed2022-12-21T22:10:51ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251735-96942015-11-0153114903Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: a Case ReportMozaffar Aznab0Naser Kamalian1Jaffar Navabi2Kaveh Kavianimoghadam3Department of Internal Medicine, Taleghani Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.Department of Pathology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Internal Medicine, Taleghani Hospital, Kermanshah, Iran.Department of Paramedical, School of Medicine, Kermanshah of University Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is an idiopathic, self-limiting disorder and predominantly affects young women. We report a 35-year-old female who presented with soft to firm cervical lymphadenopathy and neck pain. She had multiple enlarged cervical nodes. Examination of other systems was normal. Lymph node biopsy was performed, and the histological features, and immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis. The Patient was treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and low-dose prednisolone. A significant decrease in the size of lymph node and relief of neck pain occurred. During four years of follow-up, the patient developed no malignant disease or systemic and autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus. Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is rare, clinicians should be aware of this condition as early diagnosis of the disease will lessen concerns of the patient's family.https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/5019Kikuchi-Fujimoto diseaseHistiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis |
| spellingShingle | Mozaffar Aznab Naser Kamalian Jaffar Navabi Kaveh Kavianimoghadam Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: a Case Report Acta Medica Iranica Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis |
| title | Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: a Case Report |
| title_full | Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: a Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: a Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: a Case Report |
| title_short | Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: a Case Report |
| title_sort | kikuchi fujimoto disease a case report |
| topic | Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis |
| url | https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/5019 |
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