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What Could Be The Cause For Swollen Lymph Nodes And Night Sweats?

I have had swollen lymph nodes for over a month, night sweats, itching, extreme fatigue (to the point where I am miserable doing anything). I am a college student and its hard to enjoy when I feel so bad. My doctor has done 2 blood tests for mono at different times: they were negative. I am not anemic, and most of the blood work appears to be fine. I am on antibiotics now and so far, I haven't noticed anything. Should I go to a specialist?
Sat, 15 Feb 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

I have noted your symptoms and agree with your doctor's approach so far.

If you do not see any improvement with the course of antibiotics, then, a biopsy of the lymph node should be done to confirm the underlying cause of illness.

The two conditions to be excluded in your case are lymphoma and tuberculosis, both of which can cause swollen lymph nodes, night sweats and fatigue.

I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.

Wishing you good health,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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What Could Be The Cause For Swollen Lymph Nodes And Night Sweats?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I have noted your symptoms and agree with your doctor s approach so far. If you do not see any improvement with the course of antibiotics, then, a biopsy of the lymph node should be done to confirm the underlying cause of illness. The two conditions to be excluded in your case are lymphoma and tuberculosis, both of which can cause swollen lymph nodes, night sweats and fatigue. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in