Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease in a Filipino Boy: A Case Report
Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
;
: 35-38, 2019.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-961074
ABSTRACT
@#<p><strong>OBJECTIVE:
</strong> To report a case of a 12-year-old boy with Necrotizing Lymphadenitis (Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease) presenting as lymphadenitis secondary to multiple diagnosis.</p><p> </p><p><strong>METHODS:
</strong></p><p><strong>Design:
</strong> Case Report</p><p><strong>Setting:
</strong> Tertiary Private Hospital</p><p><strong>Patient</strong> One</p><p> </p><p><strong>RESULTS:
</strong> 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. </p><p> </p><p><strong>CONCLUSION:
</strong> 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.</p><p> </p><p><strong>KEYWORDS </strong>lympadenitis; Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease; lymphoma; cervical lymph nodes</p>
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis
/
Lymphoma
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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