Open AccessKikuchi-fujimoto disease, the masquerading menace: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Rohit Kataria,
P. L. N. G. Rao,
Dilip Kachhawa,
V. K. Jain,
Rajat Kumar Tuteja,
Manish Vijayvargiya
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.182465
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , dermatology , disease , cervical lymphadenopathy , lymph node biopsy , biopsy , pathology , weakness , surgery
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is a rare, benign, self-limiting disease with unknown etiology characterized by regional lymphadenopathy. A 30-year-old female presented with fever, weakness, multiple joint pain, oral ulcers, erythematous facial rashes, hemorrhagic crusting on both lips, and cervical lymphadenopathy of 2-month duration. Clinically, the disease was mimicking systemic lupus erythematosus, but immunofluorescence was negative for it. Lymph node biopsy suggested a diagnosis of KFD