Adenitis

Alternate Name: Swollen and Inflamed Glands

Test: WCC(AB), ESR (H), specific viral serology (N or AB), chest X-ray (N or AB), gland biopsy (AB)

Sign:

Dd: Viral, bacterial or fungal disease of affected region, infectious mononucleosis, carcinoma, leukaemia, brucellosis, toxoplasmosis, encephalitis, otitis, con¬junctivitis, pharyngitis, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis, sarcoidosis, STDs, TB, 'Hodgkin's dis¬ease, reaction to foreign body, cytomegalovirus in¬fection, allergic reaction, mesenteric adenitis, sial¬adenitis

Phys: Glands in many areas of the body may become enlarged and inflamed from a vast range of ill¬nesses that may affect anatomical areas signifi¬cantly removed from the swollen glands