Kikuchi-Fujimoto lymphadenitis in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection: The importance of precision pathology.
Wilson Guo Wei GohMartin My SooPriscillia Ps LyeSoo Yong TanPaul A TambyahPublished in: International journal of STD & AIDS (2024)
We present a case of Kikuchi lymphadenitis associated with HIV. This highlights that Kikuchi lymphadenitis may mimic sinister pathologies (such as tuberculosis and lymphoma) and that it needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis before empirical treatment for tuberculosis or invasive investigations for lymphoma are done.
Keyphrases
- hiv aids
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- diffuse large b cell lymphoma
- antiretroviral therapy
- endothelial cells
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv testing
- case report
- induced pluripotent stem cells
- adverse drug
- emergency department
- men who have sex with men
- combination therapy
- south africa