Enfermedad de Kikuchi-Fujimoto

Kikuchi-Fujimoto’s disease, also called Histiocytic NecrotizingLymphadenitis is a benign, self-limited syndrome. It is a diseasemainly described in young women under 40 years of age, ithas been found in all ethnic groups and may occur in a lesserextent in men. The etiology is not known, although it has beenassociated with some microorganisms. The differential diagnosesof this disease are infections and lymphoma. This diseaseis, characterized by cervical lymphadenopathy with pain, mildfever and systemic symptoms. Histopathological study of lymphnodes differentiate this disease from others more serious,although histologically it’s indistinguishable of Systemic LupusErythematosus with which can occur concomitantly.