@article{ajmcr2021964,
author={{Hashim, Ahmed and Ghandour, Mohamedanwar and Shereef, Hammam and Abdulrahim, Ahmed H and Bangash, Rabia and Musa, Faisal and Yasin, Fadi Abu},
title={Kikuchi Fujimoto Disease: An Unusual Association with Bicytopenia Mimicking Lymphoma},
journal={American Journal of Medical Case Reports},
volume={9},
number={6},
pages={321--324},
year={2021},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/9/6/4},
issn={2374-216X},
abstract={We report a case of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) in an 18-year-old African American female who presents with a high-grade fever, sweating, and painful right-sided cervical lymphadenopathy. Lab analysis showed leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and an elevated C-reactive protein. The remaining infectious and autoimmune work-up was negative. Given her clinical presentation, an infectious etiology was suspected, and broad-spectrum antibiotics were empirically started. Bicytopenia in the setting of lymphadenopathy raised the suspicion for lymphoma with bone marrow infiltration. An excisional biopsy was performed, and a histological exam of the lymph nodes showed necrotizing histiocytic lymphadenitis consistent with KFD. She was discharged on Naproxen and Tylenol with a referral to Rheumatology. This case highlights the rarity of bicytopenia in KFD and the importance of early and prompt diagnosis in order to avoid unnecessary testing and inappropriate treatment.},
doi={10.12691/ajmcr-9-6-4}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}