Kikuchi disease or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is a benign and self-limited disorder characterized by tender regional cervical lymphadenopathy. We report a case of a 4-year 5-month old female presenting with fever and lymphadenopathy for 2 months. All infective and inflammatory cause of pyrexia of unknown origin was negative. Lymph node histopathology showed features of Kikuchi’s disease.
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