2006-09-08 09:17:09 · 7 answers · asked by antosha2006 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Lymphadenopathy is swelling of one or more lymph nodes (also called lymph glands). It is a recognised symptom of many diseases, which include:
reactive: acute infection (e.g. bacterial, or viral), or chronic infections (tuberculous lymphadenitis, cat-scratch disease). When the infection is of the lymph nodes themselves, it is called lymphadenitis, but when the infection is of the lymph channels, it is called lymphangitis.
tumoral: Hodgkin lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, metastasis
unknown etiology: sarcoidosis.
it is also a sympton of cutaneous anthrax
2006-09-08 09:18:46 · answer #1 · answered by Smokey 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The body has approximately 600 lymph nodes, but only those in the submandibular, axillary or inguinal regions may normally be palpable in healthy people.1 Lymphadenopathy refers to nodes that are abnormal in either size, consistency or number. There are various classifications of lymphadenopathy, but a simple and clinically useful system is to classify lymphadenopathy as "generalized" if lymph nodes are enlarged in two or more noncontiguous areas or "localized" if only one area is involved. Distinguishing between localized and generalized lymphadenopathy is important in formulating a differential diagnosis. In primary care patients with unexplained lymphadenopathy, approximately three fourths of patients will present with localized lymphadenopathy and one fourth with generalized lymphadenopathy
2006-09-08 16:19:17 · answer #2 · answered by Kristen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look it up on uptodate, pubmed, and webmd.
I use "lymphadenopathy" as a general term for swollen lymph nodes, such as when a child has an ear infection.
2006-09-08 16:20:13 · answer #3 · answered by mollyneville 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Swelling of lymph nodes.
If a woman has a mastectomy and they remove lymph nodes when the mastectomy is done, they can have swelling of the arm on the side of the mastectomy... this is also called lymphadenectomy. This is why women who have had mastectomies shouldn't have blood pressure, blood draws, or IV's on that arm as it can increase the chances of lymphadenectomy.
2006-09-08 16:20:04 · answer #4 · answered by WenckeBrat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.aafp.org/afp/981015ap/ferrer.html
2006-09-08 16:46:52 · answer #5 · answered by silvia 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a diesease in ur lymph node...
2006-09-08 16:19:21 · answer #6 · answered by miss_xiong03 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont know
2006-09-08 16:18:26 · answer #7 · answered by The Foosaaaah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋