Kikuchi - Fujimoto Disease. Case report and a brief review of the literature

• Main Authors: Manuel Valdebran (Author), Loryart Marte (Author), Nery Charles-Ramirez (Author), Antonio Giraldez (Author), Ángel Taveras (Author), Juan Pablo Guzman (Author), Manuel Cochon (Author), Fernanda Nanita-Estévez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Our Dermatology Online, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Kikuchi Fujimoto disease (KFD) was first described in Japan in 1972 almost simultaneously by Kikuchi and Fujimoto. It is a rare, self-limiting, benign form of histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, which can be mistaken for tuberculosis, lymphoma or systemic lupus erythematosus. Although the pathoge...