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Subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis is a benign form of lymphadenitis that was first described
in Japan by Kikuchi in 1972. It mainly affects young women and usually manifests as fever and
lymphadenopathy. Although it is a benign self-limited lymphadenitis, it has been misdiagnosed as
malignant lymphoma. Histologically, involved lymph nodes contain a necrotizing process
characterized by patch, well-circumscribed area with eosinophilic fibrinoid material. There is... |
