• Age and ageing · Mar 2008

    Case Reports

    Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease as a rare cause of fever of unknown origin in a septuagenarian.

    • Paul R Fitzsimmons, Asangaedem Akpan, and Benedict Michael.
    • Warrington Hospital, Department of Geriatric Medicine, United Kingdom, UK. pfitz@doctors.org.uk
    • Age Ageing. 2008 Mar 1; 37 (2): 233-4.

    AbstractWe report the case of a 72-year patient presented with fever of unknown origin. Initial clinical and radiological findings suggested a diagnosis of lymphoma. However, subsequent histology revealed Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD). KFD is predominantly a self-limiting disease of the young, but should be considered in the differential diagnosis of older patients presenting with fever of unknown origin or features suggestive of lymphoma.

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