Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease mimicking tuberculous lymphadenitis or lymphoma on fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, also known as histiocytic lymphadenitis is a rare and benign disease characterized by regional cervical lymphadenopathy with fever of unknown origin, affecting mainly young women. We describe a case of a young Asian female who was initially misdiagnosed as having tuberculou...
Main Authors: | Abdul Rahim, Noraini, Nordin, Abdul Jalil, Rusconi, Chiara, Gabutti, Cristina, Ravelli, Erika, Rossetti, Claudio |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2016
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Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34321/1/34321.pdf |
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