Lymphadenopathy medical therapy

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]; Vendhan Ramanujam M.B.B.S [3]

Principles of Therapy

Medical management of lymphadenopathy depends on the underlying cause.

• Antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and antiparasitic medications are prescribed for infections due to bacteria, virus, fungi and parasites respectively.
• Chemotherapy is instituted for those tumors that cannot be treated by surgery.
• Radiation therapy is used in refractory tumors and metastatic tumors.