Kikuchi-fujimoto disease: a rare case of axillary lymphadenopathy

Abstract

Background: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a self-limited condition, characterized by benign lymphadenopathy.

Methods and results: We describe a case of a 56-year-old male who presented with a node growth in the left axilla, without referring any other symptoms. The patient underwent excision and biopsy of the node and the histological examination established the diagnosis of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease. After 3 days of hospitalization, the patient was released in a perfect condition and no medical treatment was prescribed. In a regular follow-up of 3 years the patient remains asymptomatic.

Conclusions: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is an uncommon clinicopathological entity in Greece and it should always been taken under consideration in the differential diagnosis in patients presenting with lymphadenopathy. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice and the course of the disease is usually the spontaneous resolution.