Lymphadenopathy in Brucellosis

Lymphadenopathy.

Cytokine Gene Polymorphism in BCG Lymphadenopathy

Background: Tumor necrosis factor-beta or lymphotoxin-alpha (LT-α), IL-4 and IL-10 are determining factors in immunity against BCG.  Allelic polymorphisms in the regulatory regions of their genes affect the rate of cytokine production and therefore, the host’s ability in BCG containment. Objective: To study the prevalence of –590 (C/T) and –592 (C/A) allelic distribution of IL-4 and IL-10 promo...

Brucellosis in Camels in Iran

Peripheral lymphadenopathy in Nigeria.

A review was carried out on the histopathological diagnosis of peripheral lymph node biopsies processed and reported within a period of 18 years (1979-1996) in the Department of Pathology of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria. A total of 751 cases from 468 male and 283 female patients within the age range of 1 year to 80 years were reviewed. Non-neoplastic lesions made up 5...

Lymphadenopathy in coeliac disease.

We present two cases of adult coeliac disease whose major clinical feature was marked lymphadenopathy. One patient also displayed a peripheral lymphocytosis which varied with treatment of the underlying disease.