Case 214. 

Subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis (Kikuchi's disease) (23 y-o F)
　 　 　 　
　 Biopsied cervical lymph node in a young Japanese complaining of fever and generalized malaise 　
　 　 　 　

　

 　 Accumulation of macrophages phagocytizing nuclear debris (apoptotic bodies) is seen mainly in the paracortex of the enlarged lymph node (HE, low power). Kikuchi's disease is common in the cervical node of young Japanese.