
What are the causes of cervical lymphadenopathy?
Acute causes of cervical lymphadenopathy:
● Acute bacterial lymph node inflammation.
● Acute lymphatic leukemia
● Acute infectious mononucleosis – Epstein Barr Virus
Chronic causes of cervical lymphadenopathy:
Inflammatory
1.Non-specific chronic pyogenic lymphadenitis
2.Specific
● Tuberculosis
● Syphilis
● Sarcoidosis
● Brucellosis
● Fungal disease
Neoplastic:
● Primary Lymphoma
● Lymphosarcoma
● Reticulum cell sarcoma
● Chronic lymphatic leukemia.
● Burkitt’s lymphoma
Autoimmune
● Systemic lupus erythromatosis.
● Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Generalised causes of cervical lymphadenopathy:
I] Inflammatory
● Acute
● Septicemia
● Infectious Mononucleosis
II] Chronic
● Tuberculosis
● Syphilis
III] Reticulosis
● Hodgkin’s disease
● Lymphosarcoma
● Lymphatic leukemia
Diagnosis of Lymph node swellings:
● Routine blood and X-ray tests
● Fine Needle Aspitarion Cytology
● Excision Biopsy of the swelling if required