Abdominal Lymphadenopathy in Malaria

Abdominal retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy in an elderly man.

Accepted 18 November 1996 A previously healthy 69-year-old man was referred to our department. He had a three-month history of deterioration of bilateral ankle and leg oedema and had recently undergone an abdominal ultrasound and computed tomography (CT) scan in another hospital. An abdominal aortic aneurysm was detected and enlarged retroperitoneal lymph nodes were suspected. On admission, the...

Laparoscopic biopsy in patients with abdominal lymphadenopathy

BACKGROUND Abdominal lymphadenopathy (AL) - a common clinical scenario faced by clinicians - often poses a diagnostic challenge. In the absence of palpable peripheral nodes, tissue has to be obtained from the abdominal nodes by image-guided biopsy or surgery. In this context a laparoscopic biopsy avoids the morbidity of a laparotomy. AIM This retrospective analysis of prospectively collected ...

Cervical lymphadenopathy: a rare presentation of malaria.

Solitary Intra-abdominal Tuberculous Lymphadenopathy Mimicking Duodenal GIST

Tuberculosis remains prevalent in developing countries and has recently re-emerged in the Western world. Intra-abdominal tuberculosis can mimic a variety of other abdominal disorders, and here we describe a patient with solitary tuberculous mesenteric lymphadenopathy mimicking duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). A 22-year-old woman complained of epigastric discomfort and was presume...

Abdominal Lymphadenopathy as the Initial Presentation of Sarcoidosis

INTRODUCTION Sarcoidosis is a chronic systemic disease of unknown etiology, characterized by non-caseating granulmas. Although lungs are involved in more than 90% of patients, extrapulmonary involvement is common (1). All organs, especially lymph nodes, liver, skin and eyes may be involved. Abdominal lymphadenopathy due to sarcoidosis has rarely been described and is usually associated with hep...