PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Al-Maghrabi, Jaudah A.
TI  - Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease. Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis.
DP  - 2011 Nov 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1111--1121
VI  - 32
IP  - 11
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/32/11/1111.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/32/11/1111.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2011 Nov 01; 32
AB  - Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD), or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, is a self-limited disease of complex and unclear etiology. Clinically and microscopically, it may mimic malignant lymphoma and other non-malignant diseases. Recognition of this entity is crucial, as mistaking this disease as lymphoma has major clinical consequences. Although KFD is a well-recognized entity in the literature, many clinicians and pathologists are still unaware of its existence. In this article, a review of KFD is provided with special emphasis on the pathogenesis and pathological differential diagnosis of this disease.