%0 Journal Article
%T Kikuchi Disease: The Great Masquerador - A Case Report and Review of the Literature | Insight Medical Publishing
%A Katerina G Oikonomou
%A Myint Aye
%A Nicholas Ward
%A Sarah Humphreys
%J Related Journals of Diabetes Case Repors
%D 2018
%R 10.21767/2471-8041.100097
%X We report the case of a 19-year-old Chinese woman who presented with fevers and cervical lymphadenopathy, mimicking infectious mononucleosis. Histology of the affected lymph nodes revealed necrotizing lymphadenitis, consistent with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease. Remaining infectious work-up was negative. Kikuchi-Fujimoto should always be included in the differential diagnosis in cases of cervical lymphadenopathy, particularly in young Asian women, as it may mimic other clinical entities and further work-up for other underlying autoimmune processes should be pursued.
%U http://medical-case-reports.imedpub.com/kikuchi-disease-the-great-masquerador-a-case-report-and-review-of-the-literature.php?aid=22921