An atypical presentation of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: A case report & literature review

Abdul Rahman R Halawa; Muayad K Ahmad; Abdulqadir J Nashwan

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3373

An atypical presentation of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: A case report & literature review

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Nov 4;8(12):3515-3519. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3373. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Authors

Abdul Rahman R Halawa¹, Muayad K Ahmad^{2

3}, Abdulqadir J Nashwan^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Medical Education Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) Doha Qatar.
² Department of Medicine Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital (HMGH) Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) Doha Qatar.
³ Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCM-Q) Doha Qatar.
⁴ Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital (HMGH) Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) Doha Qatar.
⁵ University of Calgary in Qatar (UCQ) Doha Qatar.

Abstract

The authors urge clinicians to consider the possibility of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease associated with autoimmune hemolytic anemia with possible correlation with systemic lupus erythematosus in patients presented with lymphadenopathy and fever.

Keywords: Kikuchi‐Fujimoto disease; autoimmune hemolytic anemia; histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis; systemic lupus erythematosus.

Publication types

Case Reports