Kikuchi Disease

Kikuchi Disease

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) was described in 1972 in Japan. It is also known as Kikuchi disease, histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, Kikuchi necrotizing lymphadenitis, phagocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis, and necrotizing lymphadenitis

It was first described in Japan by Dr Masahiro Kikuchi in 1972 and independently by Y. Fujimoto.

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