Sandigo Saballos Isabela,  Arguello Fletes Gladys,  Fenton Laura

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: CR-002

Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, also known as Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, is a benign, self-limited disorder, associated with B symptoms (fever, weight loss) and painful lymphadenopathy. The combination of lymphadenopathy with B symptoms in the pediatric population raises suspicion for malignant diseases such as lymphoma, neuroblastoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma. We evaluated a series of children with biopsy-proven histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis to assess for unique imaging characteristics. Read More

Authors:  Sandigo Saballos Isabela , Arguello Fletes Gladys , Fenton Laura

Keywords:  Benign causes of lymphadenopathy, CT Perinodal infiltration and necrosis, CT Nodal Necrosis