Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease in a Filipino Boy: A Case Report.
- Author:
Jenina Rachel D. J. ESCALDERON
1
;
Angelo A MONROY
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: Lympadenitis; Kikuchi Fujimoto Disease; Cervical Lymph Nodes
- MeSH: Human; Male; Child Preschool (a Child Between The Ages Of 2 And 5); Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis; Lymphoma
- From: Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2019;34(2):35-38
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To report a case of a 12-year-old boy with Necrotizing Lymphadenitis (Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease) presenting as lymphadenitis secondary to multiple diagnosis.
METHODS:
Design : Case Report
Setting: Tertiary Private Hospital
Patient: One
RESULTS: A 12-year-old boy consulted for two-month history of cervical lymphadenopathy with the underlying cause remaining unclear despite multiple consults, diagnosis and medical treatment. Lymphoma was considered and excision biopsy with further investigations confirmed a diagnosis of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease. Supportive management was given with no recurrence of symptoms noted on 18 months of follow up.
CONCLUSION: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease in this case was a diagnosis of exclusion. Even with a proper history and physical examination, experts in otolaryngology can be misled to manage this case as malignant. Awareness of the disease and appropriate examinations including immunohistochemistry are important for a timely diagnosis and proper intervention.
KEYWORDS: lympadenitis; Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease; lymphoma; cervical lymph nodes
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