Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: A rare cause of PUO - Case Report
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Kikuchi’s disease or Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease (KFD) is a rare, benign self-limited condition defined by fever with tender regional (most often cervical) lymphadenopathy. There are cases reported worldwide, scarcely among Europeans but more frequently among the Japanese and Asian population. Here we present a case of Kikuchi disease in a young South Indian male patient.
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Abhinav Kumar, Mamta S. Chhabria, ChennaKeshava BG
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