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Diagnosis of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease in an 11-year-old girl with fever and sickle cell disease.

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Cannon, L; Wang, E; Becker, M
Published in: BMJ Case Rep
August 24, 2020

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a rare lymphohistiocytic disorder which can cause prolonged fever and other systemic B symptoms including diffuse lymphadenopathy. Given its clinical presentation, there is often initial concern for lymphoma and diagnosis requires lymph node biopsy. It most frequently affects young women of Asian descent; it is less commonly encountered in paediatric patients. KFD is typically a benign, self-limited process, however, there is an association with development of systemic lupus erythematosus. Given its rarity, it remains unclear if KFD is associated with other chronic conditions. Here we present the third case of KFD occurring in a paediatric patient with sickle cell disease.

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BMJ Case Rep

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1757-790X

Publication Date

August 24, 2020

Volume

13

Issue

8

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Lymph Nodes
  • Humans
  • Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis
  • Fever
  • Female
  • Child
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell
  • 42 Health sciences
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Cannon, L., Wang, E., & Becker, M. (2020). Diagnosis of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease in an 11-year-old girl with fever and sickle cell disease. BMJ Case Rep, 13(8). https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-234302
Cannon, Laura, Endi Wang, and Mara Becker. “Diagnosis of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease in an 11-year-old girl with fever and sickle cell disease.BMJ Case Rep 13, no. 8 (August 24, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-234302.
Cannon, Laura, et al. “Diagnosis of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease in an 11-year-old girl with fever and sickle cell disease.BMJ Case Rep, vol. 13, no. 8, Aug. 2020. Pubmed, doi:10.1136/bcr-2020-234302.

Published In

BMJ Case Rep

DOI

EISSN

1757-790X

Publication Date

August 24, 2020

Volume

13

Issue

8

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Lymph Nodes
  • Humans
  • Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis
  • Fever
  • Female
  • Child
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell
  • 42 Health sciences
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences