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Similarly, the term lymphadenitis refers to inflammation of a lymph node, but often it is used as a synonym of lymphadenopathy. Cervical lymphadenopathy is a sign or a symptom, not a diagnosis. The causes are varied, and may be inflammatory, degenerative, or neoplastic. [2]
Cervical lymphadenitis is commonly caused by an infection of mycobacteria in the head region. This disease is very inconsistent; cases can have different laboratory findings. Sometimes the disease can occur due to tuberculosis disease.
Cervical adenitis is an inflammation of a lymph node in the neck. Tuberculous adenitis ( scrofula ) is a tuberculous infection of the skin of the neck caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Non-tuberculous adenitis can also be caused by Mycobacterium scrofulaceum or Mycobacterium avium .
Lymphadenopathy of an inflammatory type (the most common type) is lymphadenitis, [1] producing swollen or enlarged lymph nodes. In clinical practice, the distinction between lymphadenopathy and lymphadenitis is rarely made and the words are usually treated as synonymous. Inflammation of the lymphatic vessels is known as lymphangitis. [2]
Peripheral tuberculous lymphadenitis (or tuberculous adenitis) is a form of tuberculosis infection occurring outside of the lungs. [1] In general, it describes tuberculosis infection of the lymph nodes, leading to lymphadenopathy. When cervical lymph nodes are affected, it is commonly referred to as "Scrofula."
Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and adenitis syndrome is a medical condition, typically occurring in young children, in which high fever occurs periodically at intervals of about 3–5 weeks, frequently accompanied by aphthous-like ulcers, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis (cervical lymphadenopathy). The syndrome was described ...
A bubo (Greek βουβών, boubṓn, 'groin') is adenitis or inflammation of the lymph nodes and is an example of reactive infectious lymphadenopathy. [1] Classification
It is the most common cause of mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis in children. [ 2 ] It is sometimes included in the "MAIS group" with Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare .