Hussain, A., Gondal, M. orcid.org/0000-0002-4795-558X, Yousuf, H. et al. (1 more author) (2021) Baffled with fever and lymphadenopathy: neither infection nor malignancy, think Kikuchi disease. BMJ Case Reports, 14 (1). e238914. ISSN 1757-790X
Abstract
Kikuchi disease is a rare, benign condition of unknown aetiology, which usually involves young women and is characterised by cervical lymphadenopathy and fever. Herein, we are reporting a case of a young Asian woman, who presented with fever and lymphadenopathy raising possibility of either infection or malignancy but after appropriate clinical investigations including lymph node biopsy, it turned out to be Kikuchi disease. She made an uneventful complete recovery with only symptomatic treatment.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. |
Keywords: | systemic lupus erythematosus; tuberculosis; Adult; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Antipyretics; Biopsy; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Fever; Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis; Humans; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; Lymph Nodes; Lymphadenopathy; Lymphoma; Neck |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Medicine and Population Health |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 26 Jul 2024 14:51 |
Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2024 14:51 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | BMJ |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1136/bcr-2020-238914 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:215300 |