Brainstem encephalitis with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease

Saad Shafqat; Saima Bano Memon; Shiraz Hyder; Sheema H. Hasan; Raymond A. Smego

Brainstem encephalitis with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease

Saad Shafqat, Saima Bano Memon, Shiraz Hyder, Sheema H. Hasan, Raymond A. Smego

Section of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Medical College, Pakistan

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Abstract

A case of young woman is described who developed clinical and MRI features of brainstem encephalitis in the setting of fever and cervical lymphadenopathy. Lymph node biopsy revealed histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis (Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease), which may reflect host response to an unspecified immune insult.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	663-664
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
Volume	13
Issue number	11
Publication status	Published - Nov 2003

Keywords

Brainstem
Encephalitis
Lymphadenitis
Lymphadenopathy

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Brainstem encephalitis with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease

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