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Lymphadenopathy

Lymphadenopathy or adenopathy is a disease of the lymph nodes, in which they are abnormal in size or consistency. Lymphadenopathy of an inflammatory type (the most common type) is lymphadenitis, producing swollen or enlarged lymph nodes. In clinical practice, the distinction between lymphadenopathy and lymphadenitis is rarely made and the words are…

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Causes
Infections; autoimmune diseases; malignancies; histiocytoses; storage diseases; benign hyperplasia; drug reactions
Diagnostic method
CT scan; MRI scan; ultrasound
Other names
Adenopathy, swollen lymph nodes, swollen glands
Risk factors
Back pain; constipation; urinary frequency
Specialty
Infectious disease, oncology
Symptoms
Fever; Hard, fixed, rapidly growing nodes, indicating a possible cancer or lymphoma; night sweats; runny nose; sore throat

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Lymphadenopathy

Nodes101
Edges100
Triples55
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019802
Components1

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has cause · 14
Lymphadenopathy → African, Castleman's, Epstein-Barr, Examples, GALT, HHV-8, HIV, Infectious, It, Lymph, Piringer-Kuchinka, Plasma, Reactive, The
related to Benign (reactive) lymphadenopathy · 11
Lymphadenopathy → Benign, Connective, Follicular, Interfollicular, It, Most, Nodal, Paracortical, Sinus, There, This
related to Classification · 8
Lymphadenopathy → Benign, Extent, Hilar, Localized, Malignancy, Mediastinal, PGL, Size
related to Diagnosis · 6
Lymphadenopathy → B-mode, Doppler, In, On, Serial, Soft
is a · 3
Lymphadenopathy → common and nonspecific sign, common biopsy finding, early sign of infection with human immunodeficiency virus
Causes · 1
Lymphadenopathy → Infections; autoimmune diseases; malignancies; histiocytoses; storage diseases; benign hyperplasia; drug reactions
Diagnostic method · 1
Lymphadenopathy → CT scan; MRI scan; ultrasound
Other names · 1
Lymphadenopathy → Adenopathy, swollen lymph nodes, swollen glands
Risk factors · 1
Lymphadenopathy → Back pain; constipation; urinary frequency
Specialty · 1
Lymphadenopathy → Infectious disease, oncology

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lymph nodes disease may lymphadenitis lymphoma infection common size sign infectious hiv causes often infections viral autoimmune cancer neck aids

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LymphadenopathyCausesInfections; autoimmune diseases; malignancies; histiocytoses; storage diseases; benign hyperplasia; drug reactions1.00infobox
LymphadenopathyDiagnostic methodCT scan; MRI scan; ultrasound1.00infobox
LymphadenopathyOther namesAdenopathy, swollen lymph nodes, swollen glands1.00infobox
LymphadenopathyRisk factorsBack pain; constipation; urinary frequency1.00infobox
LymphadenopathySpecialtyInfectious disease, oncology1.00infobox
LymphadenopathySymptomsFever; Hard, fixed, rapidly growing nodes, indicating a possible cancer or lymphoma; night sweats; runny nose; sore throat1.00infobox
Lymphadenopathyis acommon and nonspecific sign0.90text
Lymphadenopathyis aearly sign of infection with human immunodeficiency virus0.90text
Lymphadenopathyis acommon biopsy finding0.90text
HIV/AIDSinstance offrom minor causes such as the common cold and post-vaccination swelling to serious ones0.80text
cat scratch diseaseinstance ofcan commonly present like appendicitis.Infectious causes of lymphadenopathy may include bacterial infections0.80text
tularemiainstance ofcan commonly present like appendicitis.Infectious causes of lymphadenopathy may include bacterial infections0.80text

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