Lymphadenitis

As lymphadenitis or reactive lymph node swelling is lymphadenopathy (abnormal swelling of lymph nodes ) due to acute or chronic infection , respectively.

Examples of diseases associated with lymphadenitis:

• Acute viral infections:
  • Viral pharyngitis : Epstein-Barr virus ( Pfeiffer glandular fever ), cytomegalovirus ( cytomegaly ), rotavirus
  • measles
  • rubella

• Acute bacterial infections:
  • Skin anthrax
  • Cat scratch disease
  • Pseudotuberculosis ( caseous lymphadenitis )
  • Yersiniosis , see also mesenteric lymphadenitis
  • Lymphogranuloma venereum due to Chlamydia trachomatis

• Chronic bacterial infections:
  • Lymph nodes tuberculosis

Web links

Wiktionary: Lymphadenitis  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

See also

• Lymphadenopathy
• Lymphangitis

literature

• S2 guideline : Lymphadenitis , AWMF register number 007/087 (online: full text ), status 02/2008