Table 2 A comparison of KFD with some lymphadenitis diseases
From: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: a case report and the evaluation of diagnostic procedures
Pain | Fever | Self-limiting | Distinguishing features | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
KFD (HNL) | Some | Irregular | Yes | Coagulative necrosis, nuclear debris |
NHL | Yes | Relapsing | No | Malignant hyperplasia, monoclonal lymphocytes |
TbL | Some | Intermittent | No | Caseous necrosis, tuberculous granuloma |
CSD | Yes | Irregular | Yes | Central necrosis, granulomatous inflammation |
SLE | Some | Irregular | No | Hematoxylin bodies, abundance of plasma cells |