Case Report of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease from Sub-Saharan Africa: An Important Mimic of Tuberculous Lymphadenitis
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a rare form of painful lymphadenopathy, usually cervical, which is more common in Southeast Asia and rarely reported from Africa. Symptoms are usually nonspecific (fever, night sweats, etc.), and can mimic more common diseases such as tuberculosis (TB) in endemic ar...
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Main Authors: | Karishma Sharma, Fredrick Otieno, Reena Shah |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4385286 |
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