La Revue de médecine interne
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Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis (Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease) is a rare clinical entity characterized by the association of enlarged lymph nodes in the posterior cervical region and fever. The disease is more frequent in young women. ⋯ Kikuchi's disease should be suspected in an African patient when lymphocytic meningitis is associated with enlarged cervical lymph nodes, hemophagocytosis and HHV6 DNA integration.