KIKUCHI-FUJIMOTO DISEASE- A RARE CAUSE OF CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY- A CASE REPORT FROM WESTERN INDIA
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 44
Abstract
PRESENTATION OF CASE A female patient aged 17 years presented with complaints of fever since 25 days which was moderate to high-grade, associated with chills and mostly occurred in the evening, and lump in left lower part of the neck since 25 days. The lump was gradually increasing in size and was painful. She had no past history suggestive of SLE or tuberculosis. On examination, patient was febrile with oral temperature of 38.8ᵒ C and pale. She had a palpable left posterior triangle node measuring 2.5 x 1 cm, which was mobile, firm in consistency and tender. No palpable lymph nodes were found in other parts of the body. Examination of cardiovascular system and respiratory system was normal. Neurological and per abdominal examination was normal.
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Hemant R. Gupta, Anish Deorao Kamble
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