| Literature DB >> 25422331 |
John Ming Ren Loh1, Humaira Shafi1.
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We present a case report of a 41-year-old woman of Malay ethnicity who presented with an 11-day history of fever and left-sided lymphadenopathy after consuming 'Miracle Mineral Solution' (sodium chlorite solution) for the first time. A diagnosis of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease was established via lymph node biopsy after other differentials were excluded. The aetiology of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease remains controversial, but viral, autoimmune and physicochemical causes have been suggested as possibilities. In this case, we hypothesise that oxidative injury from sodium chlorite initiated an inflammatory response, which triggered the onset of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease. 2014 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25422331 PMCID: PMC4244351 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2014-205832
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X