Hodgkin's disease (lymph node cancer)
Hodgkin's disease is one of a group of diseases called lymphomas. They are all produced by cancers forming in the cells of the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is a series of microscopic vessels that drain fluid away from the tissues and ... [... more]
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Kawasaki disease
Kawasaki disease is a rare condition in which prolonged fever is associated with damage to the heart and blood vessels. First observed in Japan in the 1960s, it's also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome. The symptoms and signs of Kawasaki ... [... more]
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Tonsillitis
Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils - two patches of lymph tissue or glands at either side of the back of the throat that protrude as small lumps. The tonsils may become intensely inflamed, red, swollen and exude white or yellow pus, which ... [... more]
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Glandular fever (infectious mononucleosis)
Infectious mononucleosis, commonly known as glandular fever, is a viral infection, which is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. The disease is, among other things, characterised by a sore throat, swollen lymph nodes and extreme fatigue. Young ... [... more]
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Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is a disease that usually strikes in the lungs, although other organs, the skin, the lymph nodes, the heart, the spleen, the liver, the pancreas, the eyes, and the nervous system may also be involved. It is a disease of the connective ... [... more]
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Lomustine
Lomustine is one of a group of anti-cancer medicines known as 'nitrosoureas'. Lomustine is used in the treatment of a wide range of cancers including cancer of the lymph nodes (lymphoma), brain cancer, lung cancer and skin cancer (melanoma). It ... [... more]
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Procarbazine
Procarbazine is one of a group of medicines known as alkylating agents used in the treatment of cancer. It is commonly used in combination with other anti-cancer drugs to treat certain types of cancers of the lymph nodes such as Hodgkin's ... [... more]
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Glandular fever
Glandular fever is also known as infectious mononucleosis, 'mono', for short, or Epstein-Barr. Epstein-Barr is a type of virus - a member of the herpes family of viruses. Glandular fever is an infectious illness that causes swelling of the lymph ... [... more]
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Lymphoedema
The tissues of the body are surrounded by a colourless fluid containing mostly water and protein. This fluid is known as lymph. The lymphatic system drains away excess fluid from the tissues. Lymph vessles drain the fluid through a number of ... [... more]
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