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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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Autores principales: Ranjan, Piyush, Soneja, Manish, Subramonian, Nellai Krishnan, Kumar, Vivek, Ganguly, Shuvadeep, Kumar, Tarun, Singh, Geetika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4385645/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25874141
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/314217
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Sumario: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.