Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis (hnl) is also known as Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease. It is a group of conditions, including non-granulomatous inflammation and necrosis of the lymph. It is usually caused by acute Epstein-Barr viral infection and systemic lupus erythematosis. The common symptoms are fever and night sweats. Morphological features included vascular proliferation, peri adenitis, foamy macrophage, neutrophil, and  Read More

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD), or kikuchi's histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, is a benign and self-limited disease that mainly affects young women. Patients present with localized lymphadenopathy, fever, and leukopenia in up to half of the cases. KFD can occur in association with systemic lupus erythematosus.Kikuchi disease is a benign (non-cancerous) condition of the lymph nodes.The main symptoms in  Read More