Medicine:Inguinal lymphadenopathy

Inguinal lymphadenopathy
Inguinal lymphadenopathy

Inguinal lymphadenopathy causes swollen lymph nodes in the groin area. It can be a symptom of infective or neoplastic processes. Infective aetiologies include Tuberculosis, HIV, non-specific or reactive lymphadenopathy to recent lower limb infection or groin infections. Another notable infectious cause is Lymphogranuloma venereum, which is a sexually transmitted infection of the lymphatic system. Neoplastic aetiologies include lymphoma, leukaemia and metastatic disease from primary tumours in the lower limb, external genitalia or perianal region and melanoma.

References

• Ferrer R (October 1998). "Lymphadenopathy: differential diagnosis and evaluation". Am Fam Physician 58 (6): 1313–20. PMID 9803196. http://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/1015/p1313.html. 

Further reading

• (in en) Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. Elsevier Health Sciences. 2014. ISBN 9781455748013. https://books.google.com/books?id=BseNCgAAQBAJ&q=inguinal+lymphadenopathy&pg=PA2168. Retrieved 21 December 2017.