What is Kikuchi disease?

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

Kikuchi disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Kikuchi disease, or a subtype of Kikuchi disease, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Kikuchi disease as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Kikuchi disease: Introduction

Types of Kikuchi disease:

Broader types of Kikuchi disease:

Lymphatic system conditions
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What causes Kikuchi disease?

Causes of Kikuchi disease: see causes of Kikuchi disease

What are the symptoms of Kikuchi disease?

Symptoms of Kikuchi disease: see symptoms of Kikuchi disease

Can anyone else get Kikuchi disease?

More information: see contagiousness of Kikuchi disease
Inheritance: see inheritance of Kikuchi disease

Kikuchi disease: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Kikuchi disease.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Kikuchi disease.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Kikuchi disease: Vascular Surgeon ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Kikuchi disease.
Treatments for Kikuchi disease: see treatments for Kikuchi disease
Research for Kikuchi disease: see research for Kikuchi disease

Name and Aliases of Kikuchi disease

Main name of condition: Kikuchi disease

Other names or spellings for Kikuchi disease:

lymphoadenitis cervical subacute necrotizing, necrotizing subacute cervical lymphoadenitis, Kikuchi necrotizing lymphadenitis, Nosocomial Kikuchi's disease, Kikuchi-Fujimoto's disease, Histiocytic necrotising lymphadenitis

Histiocytic necrotising lymphadenitis, Kikuchi necrotizing lymphadenitis, Kikuchi-Fujimoto's disease, Nosocomial Kikuchi's disease, Kikuchi-Fujimoto's disease, Nosocomial Kikuchi's disease, Histiocytic necrotising lymphadenitis, Kikuchi necrotizing lymphadenitis
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)