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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">JPSIM</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Journal of Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine</journal-title>
        <abbrev-title>J Pak Soc Intern Med</abbrev-title>
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      <issn publication-format="print">2709-8729</issn>
      <issn publication-format="electronic">2710-0804</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.70302/jpsim.v5i3.2458</article-id>
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          <subject>Case Report</subject>
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      <title-group>
        <article-title>Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease with Subsequent Meningoencephalitis Insights into Rare Complications – A Case Report</article-title>
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      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Khan</surname>
            <given-names>Murad Ali</given-names>
          </name>
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        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name>
            <surname>Kazi</surname>
            <given-names>Asma</given-names>
          </name>
          <email>docasmakazi@gmail.com</email>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
          <xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1">*</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Sohail</surname>
            <given-names>Muhammad</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Aziz</surname>
            <given-names>Aisha</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Zarar</surname>
            <given-names>Faisal</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Saqlain</surname>
            <given-names>Faaiqa</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <aff id="aff1">
        <institution>Arif Memorial Teaching Hospital, Lahore</institution>
      </aff>
      <author-notes>
        <corresp id="cor1">*Correspondence: Asma Kazi (docasmakazi@gmail.com)</corresp>
      </author-notes>
      <pub-date date-type="pub" publication-format="electronic" iso-8601-date="2024-08-30">
        <day>30</day>
        <month>08</month>
        <year>2024</year>
      </pub-date>
      <pub-date date-type="collection" publication-format="electronic">
        <year>2024</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>5</volume>
      <issue>3</issue>
      <fpage>649</fpage>
      <lpage>653</lpage>
      <history>
        <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2024-03-03">
          <day>03</day>
          <month>03</month>
          <year>2024</year>
        </date>
        <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2024-08-07">
          <day>07</day>
          <month>08</month>
          <year>2024</year>
        </date>
      </history>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>Copyright © 2024 The Author(s)</copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2024</copyright-year>
        <copyright-holder>The Author(s)</copyright-holder>
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          <license-p>This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.</license-p>
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      <abstract>
        <p>Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease (KFD) is a rare, benign, self-limiting condition primarily affecting young adults and is often misdiagnosed due to its nonspecific symptoms. We present a rare case of a 36-year-old man who presented with high-grade fever, cervical lymphadenopathy, and weight loss. Despite a comprehensive workup, involving imaging studies and laboratory investigations, the diagnosis remained elusive until a lymph node excisional biopsy confirmed the Kikuchi disease. The patient developed meningoencephalitis, a rare but severe complication of KFD, characterized by seizures and altered mental status.Supportive care including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and corticosteroids are the mainstay of management. The patient was discharged with a good prognosis. This case highlights the diagnostic challenges and potential severe neurological complications of KFD, emphasizing the need for heightened awareness and vigilant follow-up.</p>
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