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What are the causes of cervical lymphadenopathy?
Acute causes of cervical lymphadenopathy:
- Acute bacterial lymph node inflammation.
- Acute lymphatic leukemia
- Acute infectious mononucleosis – Epstein Barr Virus
Chronic causes of cervical lymphadenopathy:
Inflammatory
1.Non-specific chronic pyogenic lymphadenitis
2.Specific- Tuberculosis
- Syphilis
- Sarcoidosis
- Brucellosis
- Fungal disease
Neoplastic:
- Primary Lymphoma
- Lymphosarcoma
- Reticulum cell sarcoma
- Chronic lymphatic leukemia
- Burkitt’s lymphoma
Autoimmune
- Systemic lupus erythromatosis
- Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
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Generalised causes of cervical lymphadenopathy:
These polyps are multiple, bilateral and have a grape like an appearance. They have a strong allergic co-relation.
I] Inflammatory
- Acute
- Septicemia
- Infectious Mononucleosis
II] Chronic
- Tuberculosis
- Syphilis
III] Reticulosis
- Hodgkin’s disease
- Lymphosarcoma
- Lymphatic leukemia
Diagnosis of Lymph node swellings:
- Routine blood and X-ray tests
- Fine Needle Aspitarion Cytology
- Excision Biopsy of the swelling if required