Fever of Unknown Origin: An Unusual Presentation of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a rare, benign, and self-limiting condition that mostly affects young females. Cervical lymphadenopathy with fever is the most common presentation of the disease. It may have unusual presentations that can lead to diagnostic dilemma and delay in diagnosis. We report a cas...

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Main Authors: Piyush Ranjan, Manish Soneja, Nellai Krishnan Subramonian, Vivek Kumar, Shuvadeep Ganguly, Tarun Kumar, Geetika Singh
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/314217
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Shuvadeep Ganguly
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description Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a rare, benign, and self-limiting condition that mostly affects young females. Cervical lymphadenopathy with fever is the most common presentation of the disease. It may have unusual presentations that can lead to diagnostic dilemma and delay in diagnosis. We report a case of a 25-year-old female who presented with relapsing fever and cervical lymphadenopathy. Because of atypical presentation, there was a delay in diagnosis and increase in morbidity. High index of suspicion with collaboration between clinicians and pathologists is essential for early and accurate diagnosis of the disease.
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spelling doaj-art-955935be4d6a44c88f16b0809b028a232025-08-20T03:37:01ZengWileyCase Reports in Immunology2090-66092090-66172015-01-01201510.1155/2015/314217314217Fever of Unknown Origin: An Unusual Presentation of Kikuchi-Fujimoto DiseasePiyush Ranjan0Manish Soneja1Nellai Krishnan Subramonian2Vivek Kumar3Shuvadeep Ganguly4Tarun Kumar5Geetika Singh6Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, IndiaDepartment of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, IndiaAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, IndiaAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, IndiaAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, IndiaKikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a rare, benign, and self-limiting condition that mostly affects young females. Cervical lymphadenopathy with fever is the most common presentation of the disease. It may have unusual presentations that can lead to diagnostic dilemma and delay in diagnosis. We report a case of a 25-year-old female who presented with relapsing fever and cervical lymphadenopathy. Because of atypical presentation, there was a delay in diagnosis and increase in morbidity. High index of suspicion with collaboration between clinicians and pathologists is essential for early and accurate diagnosis of the disease.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/314217
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Case Reports in Immunology
title Fever of Unknown Origin: An Unusual Presentation of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease
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title_short Fever of Unknown Origin: An Unusual Presentation of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease
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