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Depending upon the involvement of the lymph nodes, lymphadenopathy is classified into 2 groups:<ref name="pmid24753638">{{cite journal |vauthors=Mohseni S, Shojaiefard A, Khorgami Z, Alinejad S, Ghorbani A, Ghafouri A |title=Peripheral lymphadenopathy: approach and diagnostic tools |journal=Iran J Med Sci |volume=39 |issue=2 Suppl |pages=158–70 |year=2014 |pmid=24753638 |pmc=3993046 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
Depending upon the involvement of the lymph nodes, lymphadenopathy is classified into 2 groups:<ref name="pmid24753638">{{cite journal |vauthors=Mohseni S, Shojaiefard A, Khorgami Z, Alinejad S, Ghorbani A, Ghafouri A |title=Peripheral lymphadenopathy: approach and diagnostic tools |journal=Iran J Med Sci |volume=39 |issue=2 Suppl |pages=158–70 |year=2014 |pmid=24753638 |pmc=3993046 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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*Localized lymphadenopathy: due to localized spot of [[infection]] e.g. an infected spot on the scalp will cause lymph nodes in the neck on that same side to swell up
*Localized lymphadenopathy: due to localized spot of [[infection]] e.g. an infected spot on the scalp will cause [[lymph nodes]] in the neck on that same side to swell up
*[[Generalized lymphadenopathy]]: due to generalized infection all over the body e.g. [[influenza]]
*[[Generalized lymphadenopathy]]: due to generalized infection all over the body e.g. [[influenza]]
**[[Persistent generalized lymphadenopathy]] (PGL): persisting for a long time, possibly without an apparent cause
**[[Persistent generalized lymphadenopathy]] (PGL): persisting for a long time, possibly without an apparent cause

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amandeep Singh M.D.[2], Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [3]

Overview

Lymphadenopathy may be classified according to distribution into 2 groups localized lymphadenopathy and generalized lymphadenopathy.

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Depending upon the involvement of the lymph nodes, lymphadenopathy is classified into 2 groups:[1]

Lymphadenopathy may be classified as follows:

References

  1. Mohseni S, Shojaiefard A, Khorgami Z, Alinejad S, Ghorbani A, Ghafouri A (2014). "Peripheral lymphadenopathy: approach and diagnostic tools". Iran J Med Sci. 39 (2 Suppl): 158–70. PMC 3993046. PMID 24753638.
  2. Ganeshalingam S, Koh DM (December 2009). "Nodal staging". Cancer Imaging. 9: 104–11. doi:10.1102/1470-7330.2009.0017. PMC 2821588. PMID 20080453.

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