Lymphadenopathy: definitions and diagnosis

Prof. L.M. Pasiyeshvili. Kharkiv National Medical University.

In the work we consider the problems the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of the syndrome of enlarged lymph nodes. Available clinical features of the disease, accompanied by lymphadenopathy, determine the route of the patient in the development of these states.

Key Words: lymphadenopathy, diagnostic search, differential diagnosis.

Pasiyeshvili LM. [Lymphadenopathy: definition and diagnosis]. Shidnoevr. z. vnutr. simejnoi med. 2014;1:46-56. Russian.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15407/internalmed2016.01.046

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