Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease
MONDO:0018864Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a benign and self-limited disorder, characterized by regional cervical lymphadenopathy with tenderness, usually accompanied with mild fever and night sweats. Less frequent symptoms include weight loss, nausea, vomiting, sore throat.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0018864), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
50 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Cervical lymphadenopathyHPOHP:0025289
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormal lymph node morphologyHPOHP:0002733
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- AlopeciaHPOHP:0001596
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- AnorexiaHPOHP:0002039
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- ChillsHPOHP:0025143
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Cutaneous photosensitivityHPOHP:0000992
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Decreased total leukocyte countHPOHP:0001882
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- ErythemaHPOHP:0010783
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- FatigueHPOHP:0012378
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Increased circulating lactate dehydrogenase concentrationHPOHP:0025435
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Low-grade feverHPOHP:0011134
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- LymphadenopathyHPOHP:0002716
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
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- Malar rashHPOHP:0025300
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Night sweatsHPOHP:0030166
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Oral ulcerHPOHP:0000155
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Palpebral edemaHPOHP:0100540
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- PruritusHPOHP:0000989
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Skin noduleHPOHP:0200036
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease
- Also called
- histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitisKikuchi disease