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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amandeep Singh M.D.[2]Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [3]
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of lymphadenopathy include people at risk of infections as seen in high-risk sexual behavior for HIV,Cytomegalovirus, IV drug users, recent blood transfusion.
Risk Factors
Common Risk Factors
- Common risk factors in the development of lymphadenopathy may be occupational, environmental, genetic, and viral.
- Common risk factors in the development of lymphadenopathy include:[1]
- High risk sexual behaviour - HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B, Herpes simplex, Cytomegalovirus
- I.V drug abuse- HIV/ AIDS, Hepatitis B, Endocarditis
- Local soft-tissue infections
- Upper respiratory tract infection
Less Common Risk Factors
- Less common risk factors in the development of lymphadenopathy include:
- Recent blood transfusion- Cytomegalovirus, HIV/ AIDS
- Eating under cooked meat- Toxoplasmosis