Lymph node

Introduction Lymph node nodules are chronic granulomatous diseases of the lymphatic network, and the cause is unknown. It is generally considered to be an abnormal manifestation of immune response.

Cause

The cause is still unknown. It is an unidentified, chronic non-caseous epithelioid granulomatous lesion that can affect a variety of organs throughout the body. The symptoms are not obvious, the progress is slow, and the remission and recurrence alternate. It can last for many years.

an examination

Related inspection

CT examination of brain Doppler ultrasound (TCD)

1. Ultrasound or CT examination.

2, histopathological examination.

Differential diagnosis

Lymph node nodules should be distinguished from tuberculosis. The two can be distinguished by the following points:

1 Nodules are small and scattered, unlike tuberculous nodules that fuse into larger lesions, and epithelial nodules involve more than one organ.

2 There are few multinuclear giant cells, and the nucleus is dispersed in the cytoplasm.

There is no lymphocytic infiltration around the nodules, often fibrosis, and the surrounding boundary is clear.

4 no cheese-like necrosis occurred.

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