Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: A Rare Condition Mimicking Sepsis.
Clinicians should suspect Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease when patients present with persistent cervical lymphadenopathy unresponsive to initial medical treatment. Lymph node biopsy should be undertaken to rule out Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease and prevent these patients from extensive diagnostic procedures and inappropriate treatment modalities.
Authors
- Sethu Thakachy Subha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2156-9840)
- Naseeha Roslan Ainur
- Mohd Ali Razana
Institutions
- Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital (MY)
- King Abdul Aziz University Hospital (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22038/ijorl.2025.82006.3754
- Primary Topic
- Lymphadenopathy Diagnosis and Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00