Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease mimicking tuberculous lymphadenitis or lymphoma on fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, also known as histiocytic lymphadenitis is a rare and benign disease characterized by regional cervical lymphadenopathy with fever of unknown origin, affecting mainly young women. We describe a case of a young Asian female who was initially misdiagnosed as having tuberculou...

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Main Authors: Abdul Rahim, Noraini, Nordin, Abdul Jalil, Rusconi, Chiara, Gabutti, Cristina, Ravelli, Erika, Rossetti, Claudio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34321/1/34321.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34321/
https://www.dovepress.com/kikuchi-fujimoto-disease-mimicking-tuberculous-lymphadenitis-or-lympho-peer-reviewed-article-COAYA
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Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia
Language: English