A cancer of the lymphatic system of the body involving immune cells. This causes swelling of lymph nodes in neck, armpit or groin, fever, night sweats, difficulty in breathing and weight loss.
She had been evaluated for bilateral cervical lymphadenopathy 1 year before this visit by an otolaryngologist, who performed a tonsillectomy. Histologic examination on the moved tonsils was not ...
We report 28 patients (20 male) with a syndrome characterized by abrupt onset of fever, malaise, aphthous stomatitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenopathy (PFAPA syndrome).