Evaluation of the patient with lymphadenopathy: Is it always easy to reach the correct diagnosis?

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dc.contributor.authorKöse, Adem
dc.contributor.authorDoğan, Ahmet
dc.contributor.authorBayindir, Yasar
dc.contributor.authorErsoy, Yasemin
dc.contributor.authorÖzden, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorMemişoğlu, Funda
dc.contributor.authorToplu, Sibel
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T19:53:17Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T19:53:17Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractLymphadenopathy (LAP) is a common clinical problem in adult patients and should be thoroughly evaluated in a tertiary hospital to investigate its reasons. In this study,we aimed to present the demographic characteristics, etiology, diagnosis and follow-up results of the patients who applied with LAP symptoms and findings. This studywas designed to include adult patients with neck, armpit, or groin swelling accompanied by symptoms, such as fever, night sweats, weight loss, cough and sputum betweenJanuary 2010 and August 2017, retrospectively. Patients’ data were collected from electronic files. Patients were diagnosed using radiological, histopathological,bacteriological, serological and other microbiological methods. Two hundred-thirty patients were included in this study. The mean age was 43.12±17.06 SD in males and45.74±16.64 in females. On admission, the most common symptoms were night sweats (31%), fever (23%), weight loss (17%) and cough and/or sputum (13%) in orderof frequency. However, 16% of the patients were asymptomatic. In this study, 157 (68.26%) patients were diagnosed. Tuberculosis (n=76; 33%), malignancies (n=28,12.1%) and tularemia (N=14; 6.1%) were the most common diseases causing LAP that was most commonly located in the bilateral cervical chain. Lymphadenopathyshould be evaluated comprehensively concerning diagnosing or ruling out many diseases that must be treated necessarily. Knowledge and awareness of the diseases as acause of LAP may contribute to the early and correct diagnosis. Therefore, undiagnosed patients should be followed, and the institutions should develop policies for thispurpose, such as telemedicine applications.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5455/medscience.2021.02.031
dc.identifier.endpage206en_US
dc.identifier.issn2147-0634
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage202en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid420546en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5455/medscience.2021.02.031
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/420546
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/89649
dc.identifier.volume10en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofMedicine Scienceen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of the patient with lymphadenopathy: Is it always easy to reach the correct diagnosis?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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