enlarged lymph nodes
lymphadenopathy
A generic term for lymph node enlargement of any aetiology, benign or malignant.Lymphadenopathy, aetiology
Infection
• Viral—Infectious mononucleosis, CMV, HIV.
• Bacterial—Typhoid, TB, syphilis, Yersinia.
Malignancy
• Lymphoproliferative—especially lymphoma
• Metastases.
Storage
Lipid storage, Niemann-Pick, sphingomyelia.
Drugs
Phenytoin, allopurinol, isoniazid.
Immune
Automimmune, rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoid, GVHD.
Benign hyperplasia, Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
enlarged lymph nodes
Lymphadenopathy, see there.Patient discussion about enlarged lymph nodes
Q. my friend ate a bar of chocolate and now her left neck gland is swollen any ideas why? no other symptoms
if it is an infection, you can usually find such other infection symptoms like : fever, pain in that swollen area, increased white blood cells (in blood work test), etc.
if it is an allergy, usually it will fade away itself in couple of days, or you can just try to consume anti-allergic drugs, such as : loratadine and maybe combined with dexamethasone.
Good luck, and stay healthy always..