دورية أكاديمية
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease.
العنوان: | Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease. |
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المؤلفون: | Kulak J, Smith LP, Acar BC, Weed DT |
المصدر: | ENT: Ear, Nose & Throat Journal; Sep2009, Vol. 88 Issue 9, p1108-1109, 2p |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | LYMPHADENITIS, RARE diseases, DISEASE prevalence, SEX factors in disease, LYMPH node diseases, NECROSIS |
مستخلص: | The article focuses on the Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD). The rare condition is also called histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis whose etiology is said to be unknown. It adds that KFD tends to affect people below 30 years of age and is prevalent among women. Characteristics of the disease are cited which include a proliferative and/or necrotizing process in the lymph nodes and the presence of necrosis and karyorrhexis in enlarged lymph nodes. |
قاعدة البيانات: | Complementary Index |
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