RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease. Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis.
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1111
OP 1121
VO 32
IS 11
A1 Al-Maghrabi, Jaudah A.
YR 2011
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/32/11/1111.abstract
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.