Kikuchi Disease in a Male: A Rare Case Report

Abstract

Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease (KFD) is a rare, benign, self-limiting cervical lymphadenitis of unknown aetiology, with a worldwide distribution and a higher prevalence among Japanese and other Asiatic individuals. It predominantly affects young adults under the age of 30, predominantly women. It can closely mimic infective and immunological disorders and is often reported as a cause of prolonged fever of unknown origin. Although the clinical course is typically benign, KFD has been often misdiagnosed as malignancy or infection. In this case report, we present a case of a 20-year-old male, a known case of hypothyroidism, who presented with highgrade fever with chills for one month and multiple swellings over the neck. He was evaluated and diagnosed as a case of KFD on an excisional biopsy of a left cervical lymph node and was treated with steroids and other symptomatic measures