eMedicine - Lymphadenitis : Article by Ulfat Shaikh

eMedicine - Lymphadenitis : Article by Ulfat Shaikh
usually infectious Staphylococcus, strep group A, viral.
clinical pearls if nontender and unilateral think Kawasaki,
travel think atypical mycobacterium or TB,
cat think Bartonella does not usually need to be treated however infectious disease needs to be involved.
Mono although usually bilateral and involves liver and spleen
immunodeficiency, Job's CGD
if not improving on antibiotics consider viral, loculation, atypical Mycobacterium, lymphoma consider ultrasound and chest x-ray.