title: The swollen neck. Cervical lymphadenitis, parotitis, thyroiditis, and infected cysts.
abstract: Swelling of the neck can result from a variety of causes, both infectious and noninfectious. This article describes the major causes of neck swelling from the more common infectious processes in the neck--cervical lymphadenitis, parotitis, thyroiditis, and infected cysts. The etiology and pathogenetic considerations, clinical manifestations, differential diagnosis, therapy, and prevention are discussed for each of these conditions.
authors.affiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brook
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004487:Edema; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009333:Neck; D010309:Parotitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy