Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease mimicking hematological malignancy: a case report

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is a benign histopathological condition and a rare cause of lymphadenopathies. This disease which is seen in women around the age of 30 in the far east countries is generally presented with lymphadenopathy, fever, weight loss, and mya...

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Published inThe European research journal Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 206 - 208
Main Authors Yarkıcı, Hakan, Elyiğit, Faruk, Peker, Ahmet, Solakoğlu Kahraman, Dudu, Erbil, Nilgün, Akar, Harun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bursa The Association of Health Research & Strategy 04.01.2019
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Summary:Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is a benign histopathological condition and a rare cause of lymphadenopathies. This disease which is seen in women around the age of 30 in the far east countries is generally presented with lymphadenopathy, fever, weight loss, and myalgia symptoms. In this article, we would like to present a case of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease in the histopathology of the lymph node excision, which was examined in terms of lymphadenopathy. 
ISSN:2149-3189
2149-3189
DOI:10.18621/eurj.404127