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The Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease in Nigeria: A Case Report and Literature Review
oleh: Akinsegun Akinbami, Mojeed Odesanya, Sunday Soyemi, Sarah John-Olabode, Adewumi Adediran, Olajumoke Oshinaike, Ebele Uche, Adedoyin Dosunmu, Akinola Dada, Olaitan Okunoye
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Diterbitkan: | Wiley 2014-01-01 |
Deskripsi
The Kikuchi-Fujimoto is a rare, self-limiting disease, which is characterized by regional lymphadenopathy. It occurs worldwide with a higher prevalence among Asians and women below the age of forty years. We present 41-year-old Nigerian woman who was investigated extensively for unilateral left cervical lymphadenopathy. She was eventually diagnosed as having the Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease and was managed conservatively thereafter. We describe a case report and review of literature for better awareness of the disease amongst medical practitioners and pathologists in Africa.