Lymphadenopathy in the rheumatology practice : a pragmatic approach

© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology..

Lymphadenopathy is a common clinical finding and diagnostic challenge within general medicine and rheumatology practice. It may represent a primary manifestation of an underlying immune-mediated disease or indicate an infectious or neoplastic complication requiring differing management. Evaluating lymphadenopathy is of particular relevance in rheumatology, given that lymph node enlargement is a common finding within the clinical spectrum of several well-known rheumatologic disorders including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and Sjögren syndrome. In addition, lymphadenopathy represents a hallmark manifestation of rare immunological diseases such as Castleman disease and IgG4-related disease that must be considered in the differential diagnosis because effective targeted treatments can now impact the prognosis of these conditions. In this review we present an overview of the clinical significance of lymphadenopathy in common and rare rheumatologic diseases and propose a practical approach to lymphadenopathy in the rheumatology practice. Differential diagnosis of Castleman disease and therapeutic options for this condition of increasing rheumatologic interest will be discussed in detail.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

Enthalten in:

Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - (2023) vom: 18. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rodolfi, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Della-Torre, Emanuel [VerfasserIn]
Bongiovanni, Lucia [VerfasserIn]
Mehta, Puja [VerfasserIn]
Fajgenbaum, David C [VerfasserIn]
Selmi, Carlo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Arthritis
Castleman disease
Connective tissue disease
IgG4-related disease
Journal Article
Lymph node enlargement
Sarcoidosis
Siltuximab

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Date Revised 26.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1093/rheumatology/kead644

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NLM366003720