Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease in a 25-Year-Old Female: A Case Report
Fatima Alkhyeli,
Abdollah Bahaeddin
Abstract:Background: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is a rare benign disease that presents as cervical lymphadenopathy and fever.
Case presentation: A 25-year-old South Asian female dentist, recently married, presented to our emergency department due to two weeks of fever, sore throat, swollen neck, and cough. The patient initially presented to a private clinic and was prescribed antibiotics on two visits. On physical examination, her neck was swollen with palpable and tend… Show more
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