Generalized lymphadenopathy is swollen lymph glands in many areas of the body.
Usually this is in response to a body-wide infectious disease such as influenza and will go away once the person has recovered, but sometimes it can persist long-term, even when there is no obvious cause of disease. This is then called persistent generalized lymphadenopathy (PGL). __TOC__
Causes Infection : Viral : Infectious mononucleosis, Infective hepatitis, AIDS Bacterial : Tuberculosis, Brucellosis, secondary syphilis, Tularemia Protozoal : Toxoplasmosis Fungal : Histoplasmosis Malignant : Leukaemia Metastatic carcinoma Immunological : Systemic lupus erythematosus Felty's syndrome Still's disease Drug hypersensitivity as Hydantoin, Hydralazine, Allopurinol Misc. : Sarcoidosis Amyloidosis Lipid storage disease Hyperthyroidism
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