Kikuchi's Disease in a Young Female—a Case Report

Kikuchi’s disease or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is a very rare benign disease which is most common in Asia. This disease has a special predilection for cervical lymph nodes of young females. Clinical features of Kikuchi’s disease may resemble commonly with tuberculosis and lymphoma. Excision biopsy of lymph node can confirm the diagnosis as it has some typical characteristics. We report a case of young female student who presented with fever and cervical lymphadenopathy. Kikuchi’s disease was diagnosed after biopsy from cervical lymph node. She was given symptomatic treatment and her recovery was uneventful.