Figure swollen lymph nodes

Swollen lymph nodes
Lymphadenopathy

1. Lymph nodes on the ear
2. Almonds - Tonsils
3. Cervical lymph nodes
4. Axillary lymph nodes
5. Spleen - Sink
6. Abdominal lymph nodes
7. Inguinal lymph nodes
8. Normal lymph node
9. Inflamed lymph node
   A - bacterial infections
   Tonsillitis -
   Tonsillar angina
   Inflammation of the teeth
   diphtheria
   (Upper respiratory tract infection)
   Syphilis - infectious disease
   Chlamydia
   (affect mucous membranes in
   Eyes-.genital-. and
   Airway area)
   tuberculosis
   (Infectious disease on
   most commonly affects the lungs)
   Lyme disease
   (most common by ticks
   transmitted disease)
   B - viral infections
   Teething problems
   (Rubella. Measles. Chickenpox)
   Glandular Pfeiffer fever
   (Kiss sickness)
   HIV
   (Human immunodeficiency virus)
   responsible for AIDS
   Cytomegaly (herpes)
   C - cancers
   Leukemia (blood cancer) -
   ALLES. AML. CLL and CML
   Malignant (malignant) lymphomas
   (Lymph gland cancer)
   Lymph node metastases
   D - Other causes
   Taxoplasmosis-arises from the
   Parasites Toxoplasma gondii,
   is transmitted through cats.
   Lymphedema (fluid retention
   in the intercellular space)
   Rheumatoid arthritis (inflammatory
   Joint disease)

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