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What Does A Reactive Lymphadenitis Indicative Of?
Question: features are suggestive of reactive lymphadenitis.. what is means?
Brief Answer:
It's a benign and reversible condition.
Detailed Answer:
Reactive lymphadenitis or hyperplasia is a benign and reversible enlargement of lymphoid tissue secondary to antigen stimulus.
In most of the cases the exact cause is not known.
However it may be associated with certain underlying conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, viral fever, post vaccination, infectious mononucleosis, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, hepatitis B infection, HIV infection or malignancy.
A careful evaluation and proper lab tests will rule out the possible underlying cause.
Hope to have answered your query, however I shall be glad to attend your follow up query if you have.
Best regards.
It's a benign and reversible condition.
Detailed Answer:
Reactive lymphadenitis or hyperplasia is a benign and reversible enlargement of lymphoid tissue secondary to antigen stimulus.
In most of the cases the exact cause is not known.
However it may be associated with certain underlying conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, viral fever, post vaccination, infectious mononucleosis, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, hepatitis B infection, HIV infection or malignancy.
A careful evaluation and proper lab tests will rule out the possible underlying cause.
Hope to have answered your query, however I shall be glad to attend your follow up query if you have.
Best regards.
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