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 　
　 　 　 　

　

 　 Activated lymphoid cells are dispersed among macrophages phagocytizing apoptotic bodies (HE). Human herpes virus-6 genome is demonstrable in the lesion, but the etiological significance of HHV6 has been questioned.