Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease in a Filipino Boy: A Case Report
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32412/pjohns.v34i2.503Keywords:
lympadenitis, Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, lymphoma, cervical lymph nodesAbstract
Objective: To report a case of a 12-year-old boy with Necrotizing Lymphadenitis (Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease) presenting as lymphadenitis secondary to multiple diagnosis.
Methods:
Design : Case Report
Setting: Tertiary Private Hospital
Patient: One
Results: 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.
Conclusion: 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.
Keywords: lympadenitis; Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease; lymphoma; cervical lymph nodes
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