Abstract
Kikuchi disease is a self limiting, benign disorder with predominantly supportive therapy, it’s important to accurately diagnose with histopathology playing the key role; in order to provide the best patient care and avoid wrongful treatment. We present a case of a young female presenting with matted cervical lymph nodes, in Himachal Pradesh, India which turned out to be Kikuchi Fujimoto disease on lymph node biopsy; despite a clinical suspicion of Tuberculosis.
Keywords: Kikuchi Fujimoto disease, lymph nodes, matted, tuberculosis, necrosis.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Sarita Asotra
Associate Professor Department of Pathology IGMC Shimla 171001
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i3.113
