Kikuchi disease

Overview

Kikuchi disease: A rare lymph node disorder which is not cancerous but causes large, inflamed lymph nodes.

Symptoms

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Kikuchi disease includes the 7 symptoms listed below: * Fever * Exanthema * Painful cervical lymphoadenopathy * Reduced number of neutrophils in blood * Enlarged lymph nodes * Inflamed lymph nodes * Painful lymph nodes Note that Kikuchi disease symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Kikuchi disease signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.

Causes

* Enlarged lymph nodes * Fever

Diagnosis

The following medical news items are relevant to diagnosis of Kikuchi disease: * Lymph node enlargement disease: Kikuchi disease