Kikuchi's disease: An important cause of cervical lymphadenopathy

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 82-84

  Qadri, F ^a,b   Atkin, G K ^a   Thomas, D ^a   Das, S K ^a  

^a HILLINGDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIKUCHI DISEASE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 33847372157     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.7-1-82     Document Type: Article

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