Cervical lymphadenopathy in childhood epidemiology and management.
Cervical lymphadenopathy (CL) is common in childhood. The aim of this study is to evaluate the etiology, follow-up, and treatment of persistent CL. The authors studied retrospectively 50 children with CL, hospitalized at the Department of Pediatrics and Pediatrics Surgery. Patients underwent ultrasonography. Thirty-six percent presented abnormal ultrasonographic image and underwent excisional biopsy. Biopsies revealed 4 thyroglossal cysts, 3 branchial cysts, 1 hemangioma, 2 sebaceous cysts, 1 dermoid cyst, 5 occurrences of tuberculosis lymphadenitis, 1 occurrence of Bartonella henselae lymphadenopathy, and 1 case of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In conclusion, CL is usually a benign finding; bacterial and viral infections are the most common causes. Ultrasonography help in etiology and follow-up of CL.
Papadopouli
Evangelia
E
Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece. evap@galinos.med.uoc.gr
Michailidi
Eleni
E
Papadopoulou
Eleftheria
E
Paspalaki
Pinelopi
P
Vlahakis
Ioannis
I
Kalmanti
Maria
M
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D012189:Retrospective Studies