RECURRENT HISTIOCYTIC NECROTIZING LYMPHADENITIS (KIKUCHIS DISEASE) INAN HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS TYPE-I CARRIER

We describe a case of recurrent histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis (HNL) with aseptic meningitis, The patient was a 46-year-old male and a carrier of human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I), The patient h ad a past medical history of at least three relapses of HNL. In additi on, his sister, who was also an HTLV-I carrier, had recurrent clinical episodes consistent with those of HNL, suggesting familial HNL occurr ence, This observation suggests the possibility that HTLV-I infection is relevant to the pathogenesis of HNL.