Mortal Complication of Kikuchi–Fujimoto Disease; Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Case Presentation and Literature Review

Year 2023, , 16 - 17, 07.04.2023

Sultan Tuna Akgol Gur , Aslı Leyla Tahiroğlu , Abdullah Osman Kocak

https://doi.org/10.33706/jemcr.1200525

Cited By: 1

Abstract

In this report, we inform you that a patient with CFD, known as a benign disease, died due to massive lower GI bleeding. Although KFD is a benign disease, we have seen in this case that it can result in death. A 28-year-old Turkish male patient was brought to the hospital with complaints of high fever, fatigue, sweating and difficulty breathing. A cervical examination revealed that the patient had lymphadenopathy. The patient did not have any cutaneous lesions. Genital examination revealed melena. A normal cranial and abdomen, thorax CT was obtained. The patient was intubated because of respiratory failure and unstable hemodynamics. The patient developed pancytopenia as a result of blood tests. The patient died due to massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding.

Keywords

Kikuchi–Fujimoto Disease, Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding;, Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis

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