COVID-19 has brought a number of diseases secondary to viral infection, and there have been several reports on clinical manifestations related vaccination. One the effects reported in literature, either disease or vaccines, is occurrence cervical lymphadenopathy, which can result misleading differential diagnosis malignant neoplasms. It important that specialist be aware this for an accurate ma...

Background: Lymphadenitis is the most common complication of BCG vaccination in children. Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) plays a key role in immune response to Mycobacterial infections. In this study, the relationship of serum levels of IFN-γ and its receptor (CD119) to development of Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) axillary lymphadenopathy was investigated. <em...

We studied 3 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who developed thyroid cancer (TC). Potential risk factors for TC development was explored. Fifty-three patients with a clinical diagnosis of rheumatic diseases including SLE at our hospital between July 2014 and December 2014 were enrolled. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory findings were retrospectively compared between TC-positi...

Although epitrochlear lymph nodes may be enlarged as a part of generalized lymphadenopathy, isolated enlargement of epitrochlear lymph nodes is rarely seen. We describe Hodgkin's lymphoma in a 55-year-old male who presented with isolated epitrochlear lymphadenopathy of his right arm. In the histopathological examination of the epitrochlear lymph node was a lymphocyte-rich Hodgkin lymphoma with ...

BACKGROUND Some lateral cervical lymphadenopathies may lead to the discovery of papillary microcarcinomas (PMC) of the thyroid that are not radiologically apparent. This relatively rare clinical situation raises questions about the diagnostic approach to chronic cervical lymphadenopathy and the impact of lymph node metastasis on PMC prognosis. PURPOSE OF THE ARTICLE: To study the epidemiologic,...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of tuberculous lymphadenitis in patients with cervical lymphadenopathy, and to determine the association of tuberculous lymphadenitis with body mass index. METHODS The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of ear, nose, throat (ENT), Head and Neck Surgery, Post Graduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar, from Mar...

Ipsilateral axillary lymphadenopathy related to COVID-19 vaccine was reported as a side effect and started raise diagnostic dilemmas especially in oncology patients. Breast cancer patients are particularly prone this benign pitfall that may result unfortunate management changing or unnecessary biopsy, both causing additional emotional stress for the We present three cases with one bilateral sup...