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Generalized Lymphadenopathy

Aka: Generalized Lymphadenopathy, Lymphadenopathy Causes
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  1. See Also
    1. Medication Causes of Lymphadenopathy
    2. Lymphadenopathy of the Head and Neck
    3. Lymphadenopathy in the Febrile Returning Traveler
    4. Regional Lymphadenopathy
    5. Lymphadenopathy
  2. General Infectious Causes of Lymphadenopathy
    1. Common Infectious Causes
      1. Infectious Mononucleosis (Epstein-Barr Virus)
      2. Toxoplasmosis
      3. Cytomegalovirus
      4. Cat Scratch Disease (Cat Scratch Fever)
      5. Pharyngitis
      6. Tuberculosis
      7. Scarlet Fever
      8. Scabies
      9. Varicella Zoster Virus (Shingles)
    2. Sexually Transmitted Disease Causes of Lymphadenopathy
      1. Hepatitis B
      2. Acute Retroviral Syndrome in HIV Infection
      3. See Lymphadenopathy in HIV
      4. Secondary Syphilis
      5. Lymphogranuloma venereum
      6. Chancroid
    3. Less Common Infectious Causes
      1. Lyme Disease
      2. Measles
      3. Rubella
      4. Tularemia
      5. Brucellosis
      6. Bubonic Plague
      7. Typhoid Fever
      8. African Trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness)
      9. Chagas' Disease
      10. Kala-azar
      11. Sporotrichosis
  3. Collagen Vascular Causes of Lymphadenopathy
    1. Common
      1. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
      2. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2. Less Common
      1. Still's Disease
      2. Dermatomyositis
  4. Neoplastic Causes of Lymphadenopathy
    1. Hodgkin's Lymphoma
    2. Lymphosarcoma
    3. Histiocytic Medullary Reticulosis
    4. Leukemia
      1. Lymphocytic Leukemia
      2. Myelocytic Leukemia
    5. Metastatic cancer
      1. Melanoma
      2. Kaposi's Sarcoma
      3. Neuroblastoma
      4. Seminoma
      5. Lung Cancer
      6. Breast Cancer
      7. Prostate Cancer
      8. Renal carcinoma
      9. Head and neck cancers
      10. Gastrointestinal tract cancers
  5. Miscellaneous Causes of Lymphadenopathy
    1. Common
      1. Serum Sickness
      2. Sarcoidosis
      3. Hyperthyroidism
    2. Less Common
      1. Kawasaki Disease
      2. Amyloidosis
      3. Niemann-Pick Disease
      4. Gaucher's Disease
  6. References
    1. Degowin (1987) Diagnostic Exam, Macmillan, p. 467
    2. Dornbland (1992) Adult Ambulatory Care, p. 662-7
    3. Ferrer (1998) Am Fam Physician 58(6): 1313-2
    4. Wilson (1991) Harrison's Internal Medicine, p. 354-6
    5. Lee (1999) Wintrobe's Hematology, p. 1826-30
    6. Libman (1987) J Gen Intern Med 2(1):48-58

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