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What Causes Hard Lumps Between The Ribs With Fatigue And Shortness Of Breath? Is This Lymphoma?
hi my son ( 24 ) has 2 small hard lumps ( nodes ) on his left side between the ribs no pain, been there for about a year. Also gets hard nodes along the jaw and behind his ears ( they come and go) now has another one on his sternum aprox 4 months. He is very tired ( fatigue ) has hard time catching breath and gets heart palpitations. also gets sinus and ear infections. Could these be signs of lymphoma? What could this be ?
Fri, 20 Mar 2015
Hi! thanks for writing to HCM and for sharing your son's health problems!
After going through your description, I must say that in lymphomas, the enlarged lymph nodes never get smaller without treatment!
Therefore, this is possibly not lymphoma and as per my biopsy experience and your son's symptoms of lethargy, dyspnea and recurrent sinusitis, I must consider following possibilities:
1. tuberculosis
2. recurrent pneumonia
3. pericarditis
4. immunodeficiency
5. recurrent viral infections
6. chronic viral infections
7. lymphoma
All he needs are chest x-ray, ECG, and needle biopsy from the largest lymph node for confirmation of the diagnosis.
Wishing your son a great health.
After going through your description, I must say that in lymphomas, the enlarged lymph nodes never get smaller without treatment!
Therefore, this is possibly not lymphoma and as per my biopsy experience and your son's symptoms of lethargy, dyspnea and recurrent sinusitis, I must consider following possibilities:
1. tuberculosis
2. recurrent pneumonia
3. pericarditis
4. immunodeficiency
5. recurrent viral infections
6. chronic viral infections
7. lymphoma
All he needs are chest x-ray, ECG, and needle biopsy from the largest lymph node for confirmation of the diagnosis.
Wishing your son a great health.
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