Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease in aYoung African American Male: Are we Seeing a Paradigm Shift in Disease Epidemiology? A Case Report.
Conn Med
; 80(7): 409-412, 2016 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-29782128
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD), also known as histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis (HNL), is a rare, self-limiting disease most commonly reported in young Asian women worldwide. We present the case of a 27-year-old African American male who had three weeks of high-grade fevers, night sweats, a 10-pound weight loss, and tender unilateral posterior cervical lymphadenopathy. A complete workup of infectious, rheumatologic, and neoplastic diseases was pursued. Lymph node biopsies revealed histiocyte proliferation with areas of necrosis. These findings were diagnostic of KFD. While KFD has been reported most commonly in young Asian women, in the US, this disease must be considered in both males and females and in diverse ethnicities.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ibuprofeno
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Linfadenitis Necrotizante Histiocítica
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Linfadenopatía
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Histiocitos
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Ganglios Linfáticos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Conn Med
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos