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Association between the Clinical, Laboratory and Ultrasound Characteristics and the Etiology of Peripheral Lymphadenopathy in Children by Vojko Berce; Nina Rataj; Maja Dorič; Aleksandra Zorko; Tjaša Kolarič is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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Peripheral lymphadenopathy affects most children at least once in a lifetime and represents a major reason for concern. Therefore, we aimed to identify the most common causes of peripheral lymphadenopathy in hospitalized children and to determine the clinical, laboratory and ultrasound characteristics that enable fast, easy and accurate etiological diagnosis. We performed a cross-sectional study including 139 children who were hospitalized because of peripheral lymphadenopathy. Ultrasound of lymph nodes was performed in 113 (81.3%) patients. Lymphadenopathy was generalized in nine (6.5%) patients. Malignant etiology was established in only three (2.2%) patients. Bacterial lymphadenitis, infectious mononucleosis (IM) and cat scratch disease (CSD) were diagnosed in 66 (47.5%), 31 (22.3%) and 29 (20.9%) patients, respectively. Bacterial lymphadenitis was significantly associated with neutrophilia (__p__ < 0.01), and increased C-reactive protein levels (__p__ < 0.01). IM was associated with pharyngitis (__p__ < 0.01), leukocytosis without neutrophilia (__p__ = 0.03) and increased blood liver enzyme levels (__p__ < 0.01). CSD was associated with recent contact with a cat (__p__ < 0.01),
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- Author
- Vojko Berce; Nina Rataj; Maja Dorič; Aleksandra Zorko; Tjaša Kolarič
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)