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Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis (Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease) after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity: a case report

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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1488
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-6-340
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2012
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Introduction Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, is a rare, benign, autoimmune condition characterized by lymphadenopathy, fever and neutropenia. It is a self-limited condition of unknown etiology. Case presentation We report the case of a 45-year-old Caucasian man with the first known case of Kikuchi disease associated with dramatic weight loss after bariatric surgery. Conclusion Although the association between Kikuchi disease and bariatric surgery may be entirely coincidental, we speculate whether the immune dysfunction associated with weight loss may have played an etiologic role in this process.
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Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Men
Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult
Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases::Lymphatic Diseases::Lymphadenitis::Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis
Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases::Hematologic Diseases::Leukocyte Disorders::Leukopenia::Agranulocytosis::Neutropenia
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Surgical Procedures, Operative::Bariatric Surgery::Gastric Bypass
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Linfadenitis Necrotizante Histiocítica, Enfermedades Linfáticas, Derivación Gástrica, Cirugía Bariátrica
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Garcia-Arnes J, Bernal-Lopez MR, Gallego-Perales JL, Vazquez-Camuñas ML, Gomez-Huelgas R. Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis (Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease) after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2012; 6(1):340
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