How long is the course of chronic lymphadenitis?

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Acute lymphadenitis refers to the acute inflammation of lymph nodes caused by the invasion of pathogenic bacteria from the damaged and ruptured skin or mucous membrane or from other infected lesions, such as furuncle, tinea pedis, etc. When acute lymphadenitis is not completely cured or the body is overworked and the resistance is low, it becomes chronic lymphadenitis. It is mainly caused by upper respiratory tract infection, tonsillitis, dental caries, pharyngitis, stomatitis, otitis externa, etc. Cervical lymph node infection is caused by lymphatic drainage. Next, I'll tell you something.

How long is the course of chronic lymphadenitis?

Detailed medical history, including age, gender, duration of disease, severity of symptoms, treatment effect, and whether there are clinical manifestations of nasal, pharyngeal, laryngeal, oral and other organs involved, or fever, weight loss and other systemic symptoms.

Clinical examination should pay attention to whether the neck is symmetrical, whether there is local swelling, fistula formation and other phenomena. Then neck palpation was performed. During the examination, the head of the examinee was slightly lower and inclined to the diseased side, which made the neck muscles relaxed and easy to touch. The location, size, texture, range of motion, tenderness or pulsation of the mass should be noted and compared between the two sides. As mentioned above, metastatic malignant tumor should be considered in adult cervical masses. Therefore, routine examination should be performed in the ear, nose, throat, oral cavity, etc., so as to know whether there are primary lesions in the nasopharynx, throat, etc. If necessary, nasal endoscopy or fiber nasopharyngoscopy can be performed.

Imaging examination of neck CT scan can not only understand the location and scope of the tumor, but also help to clarify the relationship between the mass and carotid artery, internal jugular vein and other important structures, and provide an important reference for surgical treatment. However, small masses often can not be developed. In order to find the primary lesion, X-ray examination of paranasal sinuses, nasopharynx and larynx can be performed as appropriate. For branchial fistula or thyroglossal fistula in neck, lipiodol angiography and X-ray should be performed to understand the direction and range of fistula.

matters needing attention

1. Pay attention to climate change, prevent and actively treat virus infection. 2. Pay close attention to the changes of superficial enlarged lymph nodes, and pay more attention to the family members with similar diseases. 3. Strengthen physical exercise to improve immunity and disease resistance. 4. Actively treat other chronic diseases that may be related to this disease, such as chronic lymphadenitis, autoimmune diseases, etc.