Hodgkin's lymphoma physical examination

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Jesus Rosario Hernandez, M.D. [2], Sowminya Arikapudi, M.B,B.S. [3]

Overview

Common physical examination findings of Hodgkin's lymphoma include fever, pruritus, petechiae, jaundice, chest tenderness, wheezing, superior vena cava syndrome, abdominal tenderness, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, fracture, peripheral lymphadenopathy, and central lymphadenopathy.

Physical Examination

The following physical examination findings may be present among patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma:

Temperature

• Fever

Skin

• Pruritus
• Petechiae
• Jaundice

Neck

• Cervical lymphadenopathy

Thorax

• Thoracic masses suggestive of central lymphadenopathy
• Chest tenderness
• Wheezing
• Superior vena cava syndrome

Abdomen

• Abdominal masses suggestive of central lymphadenopathy
• Splenomegaly
• Hepatomegaly
• Abdominal tenderness

Extremities

• Peripheral lymphadenopathy
• Bone tenderness
• Edema
• Fracture

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Extremities

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  Hodgkin’s disease. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.

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  Hodgkin’s disease. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.

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