Kikuchi’s disease: A rare cause of cervical lymphadenitis and fever

Comparative Analysis of Tuberculous Lymphadenitis and Kikuchi Disease of the Neck

“…In our study, the female to male ratio in TL was 1:1. There is some controversy concerning the sex ratio in TL (18,19). We suggest this disagreement may be due to several factors which include endemicity, human immunodeficiency virus co-epidemicity or the diverse biological, social and cultural variables between countries.…”

Kikuchi Fujimoto Disease: The First Reported Case in Mongolia

“…The etiopathogenesis of KFD has not been fully elucidated, but the literature suggests viral and bacterial infections, including toxoplasma, human herpes virus 6 and 8, Epstein-Barr virus, parvovirus B-19, HIV, human T-cell lymphotropic virus, cytomegalovirus, Yersinia enterocolitica, Bartonella and Brucella; or possibly autoimmune components to play a role [9,10]. Since 2010, researchers have performed many molecular genetic experiments to elucidate the pathogenesis of this disorder.…”

Kikuchi’s disease: an important cause of cervical lymphadenopathy

“…However, it is probably under-reported, and has been implicated in 6% of all pathologically abnormal lymph nodes. 5 A large UK series highlighted the ongoing difficulty in recognising Kikuchi's disease by British pathologists. 6 Knowledge of the disease is important as it may both clinically and pathologically mimic other conditions causing lymphadenopathy, particularly SLE, TB and lymphoma.…”

“…The disease typically affects young adults but has been reported in ages ranging from 19 months to 75 years. 5 It has a predilection for the cervical lymph nodes, seen in 70-98% of cases, but may affect the axillary, intrathoracic, abdominal or pelvic lymph nodes. 7 Dorfman and Berry 8 found lymph nodes involved by Kikuchi's disease are usually less than 3 cm in size, a finding also seen in our case.…”