A case of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease misdiagnosed as Hodgkin's lymphoma: The importance of second opinion

Journal of B.U.ON.

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 309-311

  Dane, Faysal ^a   Ozturk, M A ^a   Tecimer, T ^b   Atasoy, B M ^b   Cabuk, D ^a   Yumuk, P F ^a   Basaran, G ^a   Teomete, M ^a   Turhal, N S ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hodgkin's lymphoma; Kikuchi Fujimoto disease; Lymphadenopathy; Lymphoma; Misdiagnosis; Second opinion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIKUCHI DISEASE; KIKUCHI FUJIMOTO DISEASE; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTIC NECROTIZING LYMPHADENITIS; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 67651065247     PISSN: 11070625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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