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La Tunisie médicale · Jul 2003
Case Reports[Kikuchi disease: an unusual clinico-pathologic presentation].
- Ahlem Lahmar-Boufaroua, Achraf Chadly-Debbiche, Aida Ayadi, Lilia Karma, and Sabeh Mzabi-Regaya.
- Service d'anatomie pathologique Hôpital Mongi Slim, La Marsa.
- Tunis Med. 2003 Jul 1;81(7):516-20.
AbstractHistiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, also known as KIKUCHI disease is rare self-limited condition of young adults. Manifestations include enlargements of the cervical lymph nodes, sometimes with fever, and can be associated with other non-specific signs. The aetiologie of this affection is still unclear. This is a case report of a 27 year-old man who presented cervical and sus-clavicular lymphadenopathy diagnosed first as lymph nodes tuberculosis before the diagnostic of KIKUCHI disease was made.
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