Introduction:

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a rare cause of cervical lymphadenopathy. It is characterized by a focal proliferation of reticular cells accompanied by numerous histiocytes and extensive nuclear remains.

Objective:

to present a patient with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease diagnosed by the Department of Pathology.

Case report:

a 33-year-old, male, black race, HIV patient came to the clinic for presenting a prolonged febrile syndrome and lymphadenopathy in the neck region. With the administration of local anesthesia and sedation, adenopathies excision was performed and a histiocytic-necrotizing lymphadenitis or Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease was diagnosed.

Conclusions:

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a rare entity with an uncertain etiology. The accurate diagnosis is obtained from the pathologic-histological study of a biopsy and the treatment included the use of antipyretics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

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