When Rare Meets Reality: A Case of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease in Tertiary Care Center.
| Title: | When Rare Meets Reality: A Case of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease in Tertiary Care Center. |
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| Authors: | Sharma I; General Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND.; Shinde RK; General Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND.; Rewale VM; General Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND.; Nagtode T; General Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND.; Keerti A; Internal Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND. |
| Source: | Cureus [Cureus] 2024 Aug 13; Vol. 16 (8), pp. e66747. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 13 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| Publication Type: | Case Reports; Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Cureus, Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101596737 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2168-8184 (Print) Linking ISSN: 21688184 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Cureus Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Palo Alto, CA : Cureus, Inc. |
| Abstract: | Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a very rare disease, basically involving young adults and ubiquitously distributed. It is characterized by fever and benign lymph node swelling. The distinguishing features of this disease are cervical lymphadenopathy, constitutional symptoms resembling tuberculosis, and its penchant to affect young people of Oriental or Asian descent, especially women. We describe an instance of a 42-year-old female who arrived with multiple neck swellings. On physical examination, there was palpable right-sided cervical lymphadenopathy, while laboratory investigations were essentially within normal limits except for raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate and anemia. After cefepime and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications were administered, symptoms subsided, and lymphadenopathy receded in the patient. This case supports the importance of histological evaluation to reach an exact diagnosis and guide treatment and the need to consider Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease in the differential diagnosis of lymphadenopathy.; (Copyright © 2024, Sharma et al.) |
| Competing Interests: | Human subjects: Consent was obtained or waived by all participants in this study. Conflicts of interest: In compliance with the ICMJE uniform disclosure form, all authors declare the following: Payment/services info: All authors have declared that no financial support was received from any organization for the submitted work. Financial relationships: All authors have declared that they have no financial relationships at present or within the previous three years with any organizations that might have an interest in the submitted work. Other relationships: All authors have declared that there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: autoimmune diseases; histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis; kikuchi-fujimoto disease; lymphadenopathy; rare disease |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20240913 Latest Revision: 20240914 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC11392504 |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.66747 |
| PMID: | 39268293 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
Case Reports; Journal Article