Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is an enigmatic, benign and
self-limited syndrome characterized by regional lymphadenopathy with tenderness, predominantly in the cervical region, usually accompanied by mild fever and night sweats.1 Kikuchi's disease, or necrotizing histolytic lymphadenitis, is a rare disease that presents predominantly in young women in their 20s and 30s from the Far East.3
Discontinuing a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) may prevent or protect against developing a
self-limited syndrome without evidence of long-term or significant sequelae, but it also puts a psychiatrically vulnerable woman at risk of developing postpartum illness and its myriad acute, interim, and long-term consequences.