Suhani Gupta*

Department of Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, Consultant Dental Surgeon, Mint Leaf Dental Clinic, Gurugram, Haryana, India

*Corresponding Author: Suhani Gupta, Department of Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, Consultant Dental Surgeon, Mint Leaf Dental Clinic, Gurugram, Haryana, India.

Received: April 19, 2023; Published: May 01, 2023

Abstract

An abnormal enlargement of lymph nodes in head and neck usually more than 1 cm in size. Etiology: Infections: 1. Bacterial: Dental, tonsils, face or scalp infections, syphilis, cat-scratch disease, lyme disease 2. Viral: Herpetic stomatitis, Infectious mononucleosis, HIV infection, Parasitic, Toxoplasmosis, Possibly infective Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (Kawasaki’s disease).

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Citation

Citation: Suhani Gupta. “Clue to Systemic Diseases: Cervical Lymphadenopathy".Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 7.6 (2023): 01-02.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2023 Suhani Gupta. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.