Diagnosis and Treatment of Cervical Lymphadenitis from a Standpoint of Infectious Disease Specialists.
- Author:
Joon Young SONG
1
;
Hee Jin CHEONG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: Cervical lymphadenitis; Pathology; Treatment
- MeSH: Ambulatory Care Facilities; Bacterial Infections; Communicable Diseases; Diagnosis, Differential; Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis; Humans; Lymphadenitis; Specialization; Tuberculosis
- From: Infection and Chemotherapy 2008;40(2):76-82
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Cervical lymphadenitis is one of the common causes which make the patients visit the outpatient clinic. Extensive differential diagnoses are required to identify causative illness including viral or bacterial infection, Kikuchi's disease, tuberculosis, etc. In this review, several important key points are discussed with regards to clinical course, pathological diagnosis and treatment in patients with cervical lymphadenitis.
