BMJ case reportsHumansMaleHistiocytic Necrotizing LymphadenitisAdolescentMyocardial Infarction
Acute myocardial infarction in an adolescent following recurrent Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease.
Norifumi Yokoyama, Taichi Miyazaki, Ikko Oshiro, Yumi Oshima, Tomoaki Hirate, Mari Mori, Kaori Kanda, Kunihiro Shinoda
Published: 202510.1136/bcr-2025-267938
Abstract
KFD is a benign self-limiting condition with rare complications. We herein report a case of an early adolescence boy who developed acute myocardial infarction (AMI) 15 months after his third episode of KFD. Each episode was characterised by fever and…
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