Background: Telemedicine serves millions of patients and is transforming healthcare delivery worldwide. In October of 2015, Nemours Children's Health System began offering direct-to-consumer (DTC) pediatric telemedicine on the Nemours CareConnect (NCC) platform.
Introduction: Currently, there are no descriptive data available on pediatric-specific DTC 24/7 programs.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to increase education and awareness among pediatric practitioners of possibility of simultaneous hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease/Kikuchi disease occurring in the pediatric population and the diagnostic dilemma it can present. We describe a case presentation of acquired and self-limited simultaneous hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease in a 16-year-old in the United States who presented with fevers, night sweats, and joint pain, along with tiredness and decreased appetite along with pancytopenia and elevated lactate dehydrogenase. To the best of our knowledge, simultaneous hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and Kikuchi-Fujimoto in the pediatric population has not been described in North America but remains fairly common in Asia.
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