Lymphadenopathy

Question 1

What is the most likely cause of a painful lymphadenopathy?

Answer 1

Usually caused by the draining of an area of acute infection

Question 2

What are the 3 common causes of a painless lymphadenopathy?

Answer 2

Chronic inflammation
Metastatic carcinoma
Lymphoma

Question 3

Enlargement of lymph nodes seen with rheumatoid arthritis or in early stages of HIV infection are often caused by hyperplasia of what area of the lymph node?

Answer 3

Follicular (B-cell region)

Question 4

Why is follicular hyperplasia seen with early HIV infection?

Answer 4

CD4+ T cells are within the follicular region, which is the target for HIV infection

Question 5

Infectious mononucleosis or other viral infections will cause hyperplasia to what are of the lymph node?

Answer 5

Paracortex (T-cell region)

Question 6

Lymph nodes draining a tissue with cancer can have hyperplasia of what?

Answer 6

Sinus histiocytes