Viral lymphadenopathy

Lymph is a very common soft tissue in the human body and plays a very important role in people's physical health and immune system. However, anyone who has some knowledge of the lymph node will know that there are two types of lymph nodes, one is benign and the other is variable. Today sometimes it is called a viral lymphadenopathy disease and when this disease occurs, it can cause some other problems. So what are the possible causes of viral lymphadenopathy?

1. What is viral lymphadenopathy?

Measles, infectious mononucleosis, etc. can cause swollen lymph nodes. Sometimes lymphadenopathy has important diagnostic value, such as rubella, which often causes occipital lymphadenopathy.

2. Causes of swollen lymph nodes

1. Bacterial infection

For example, acute inflammation in the mouth, face, etc. often causes swelling of the mandibular lymph nodes. The swollen lymph nodes are soft in texture and have good mobility, and generally return to normal as the inflammation disappears.

2. Lymph node tuberculosis

The most common symptoms are enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, some of which may ulcerate and some may not, and it is sometimes difficult to distinguish them from lymphoma clinically. The diagnostic method is to perform lymph node puncture, smear and biopsy multiple times and in multiple locations to find the primary lesion of tuberculosis.

3. Lymph node metastasis

This type of lymph node is very hard, non-tender, and immobile. Especially in patients with gastric cancer and esophageal cancer, the small enlarged lymph nodes above the clavicle can be felt. Breast cancer patients should frequently palpate the axillary lymph nodes to determine whether the tumor has metastasized.

4. Leukemia

The lymphadenopathy of this disease is systemic, but is most obvious in the neck, armpits, and groin. In addition to swollen lymph nodes, patients also have anemia, persistent fever, and the appearance of a large number of immature cells in the blood and bone marrow.

5. Lymphoma

Lymph node enlargement is more common in the neck. Lymphoma is a tumor that originates in lymph nodes or lymphatic tissue, and there are also some lesions outside the lymph nodes, such as damage to the tonsils, nasopharynx, gastrointestinal tract, spleen, etc.

6. Viral infection

Measles, infectious mononucleosis, etc. can cause swollen lymph nodes. Sometimes lymphadenopathy has important diagnostic value, such as rubella, which often causes occipital lymphadenopathy.