Abstract:Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a rare benign condition of necrotizing histiocytic lymphadenitis. The case of a 31-year-old gentleman who presented with fever, weight loss, and a single tender right-sided cervical lymph node is described here. Symptomatic treatment was provided initially, but the course was complicated with an episode of aseptic meningitis and admission to the medical intensive care unit (MICU). The Liver enzymes and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were also found to be very high during this per… Show more
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