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* High risk | * High risk behavior- high risk sexual behavior, I.V drug abuse | ||
==Symptoms== | ==Symptoms== | ||
[[Lymphadenopathy]] per se can present as | [[Lymphadenopathy]] per se can present as: | ||
* Lump in the neck (e.g in [[tumors]], [[sarcoidosis]]). | * Lump in the neck (e.g. in [[tumors]], [[sarcoidosis]]). | ||
* Red, tender skin over lymph node. | * Red, tender skin over lymph node. | ||
* Swollen, tender, or hard lymph nodes. | * Swollen, tender, or hard lymph nodes. | ||
Most of the times patients present with symptoms of the causative factors of lymphadenopathy, like | Most of the times patients present with symptoms of the causative factors of lymphadenopathy, like: | ||
* [[Fatigue]] | * [[Fatigue]] | ||
* [[Fever]] | * [[Fever]] | ||
* [[Malaise]] | * [[Malaise]] | ||
* [[Flu]]-like illness | * [[Flu]]- like illness | ||
* [[Nausea]] and [[vomiting]] | * [[Nausea]] and [[vomiting]] | ||
* [[Night sweats]] | * [[Night sweats]] | ||
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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]
History
A directed history should be obtained to ascertain:
- Constitutional symptoms like night sweats, fever, weight loss suggesting tuberculosis, Hodgkin's lymphoma, other malignancy
- Associated signs and symptoms for suggesting infections or malignancy
- Use of drugs causing lymphadenopathy
- Travel to endemic areas
- High risk behavior- high risk sexual behavior, I.V drug abuse
Symptoms
Lymphadenopathy per se can present as:
- Lump in the neck (e.g. in tumors, sarcoidosis).
- Red, tender skin over lymph node.
- Swollen, tender, or hard lymph nodes.
Most of the times patients present with symptoms of the causative factors of lymphadenopathy, like:
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Malaise
- Flu- like illness
- Nausea and vomiting
- Night sweats
- Weight loss and cachexia