Cervical lymphadenopathy

DDx

  • Upper respiratory tract infection
  • Bacterial infection of upper extremities
  • Metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma in mouth, pharynx, larynx, upper esophagus
  • Lymphoma
  • Tuberculous lymphadenitis (scrofula)
  • Cat-scratch disease
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Lyme disease
  • Toxoplasmosis
  • Autoimmune adenopathy
  • Kikuchi's disease (histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis)
  • Tularemia
  • Actinomycosis (cervicofacial)
  • Drug-induced pseudolymphoma (classically phenytoin)

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Last updated: December 1, 2014