Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: two cases
Prendki, V.; Agard, C.; Hamidou, M.; Moreau, A.; Gaillard, F.; Meriot, M.; Grolleau, J.-Y.
Annales de Medecine Interne 154(2): 123-125
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-410X PMID: 12746652 Document Number: 562932
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, or necrotizing histiocyte lymphadenitis, is a rare anatomo-clinical entity of unknown cause. The patients present painful cervical lymph nodes, fever, and a flu-like syndrome, but the spontaneous course is usually favorable in six months. We observed two cases within six months in our unit. Both patients improved rapidly after diagnostic adenectomy.