Open AccessFine-needle aspiration cytology of Kikuchi Fujimoto disease
Author(s) -
Mehboob Hasan,
Sufian Zaheer,
Lateef Ahmed Sofi,
Anjum Parvez
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.54870
Subject(s) - medicine , histiocyte , histopathology , cervical lymphadenopathy , limiting , cytology , pathology , fine needle aspiration cytology , disease , dermatology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Kikuchi disease (KD) is an enigmatous, self-limiting, rarely fatal, disease of young females. The self-limiting disorder usually occurs in Asian women in their late 20s or early 30s. Typically it runs a benign course and appears to resolve spontaneously one to six months after definitive diagnosis. We report a 27 years old lady presenting with cervical lymphadenopathy. Fine needle aspiration cytology of the node clinched the diagnosis revealing crescentic histiocytes, plasmacytoid monocytes, extracellular (karyorrhectic) debris and necrosis. The diagnosis was subsequently confirmed by histopathology.