Kikuchi-fujimoto disease with bilateral uveitis

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD), also called histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, is rare condition that usually presents with lymphadenitis and fever. KFD has been associated with many infectious disease processes, predominantly viral. Association with systemic inflammatory processes has been desc...

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Published in:Journal of radiology case reports 2009, Vol.3 (7), p.1-6
Main Authors: Garner, Hope R, Fazzone, Hilary E, Meltzer, Daniel E
Format: Article
Language:English
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Neuroradiology
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Summary:Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD), also called histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, is rare condition that usually presents with lymphadenitis and fever. KFD has been associated with many infectious disease processes, predominantly viral. Association with systemic inflammatory processes has been described. Here we present a case of KFD with the rare ocular manifestation of bilateral anterior uveitis, and corresponding findings on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
ISSN:1943-0922
1943-0922
DOI:10.3941/jrcr.v3i7.188