Case Report

A Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease Case Mimicking T Cell Lymphoma with Prolonged Fever

Table 1

Laboratory findings of KFD cases.

ā€‰Reported case series (7)
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Present case

Leukopenia43 (18%)Positive
Leukocytosis5 (2%)Negative
Anemia23 (9%)Positive
Thrombocytopenia10 (4%)Negative
Elevated ESR40 (16%)Positive
Elevation in AST and ALT 19 (8%)Positive
Elevated LDH15 (6%)Positive
Positivity of viral serology13 (5.3%)Negative
ANA positivity18 (7%)Slightly positive
Other serological abnormalities8 (3%)Positive (Rose Bengal false positivity)