Clinico pathological study of cervical lymphadenopathy

Abstract

The cervical lymphadenopathy is classified into four main groups: Lymphadenitis - Acute and chronic. Chronic granulomas - Bacterial, viral, fungal or unknown etiology. Lymphoblastomas which includes four main subtypes. Secondary Tumours. The incidence of cervical lymphadenopathy in the OPD patients was 0.4 per cent (125 cases out of total attendance of 28282 cases). The incidence was higher between the age groups of 10-30 years and the disease was more common in rural areas than in urban areas in the ratio of 3:2; 55 cases. In a series of 125 cases of cervical lymphadenitis there were 66 females (52.80%) and 59 males (47.2%) showing higher incidence of lymphadenopathy in females while the incidence of tubercular lymphadenopathy in this series is higher in females (65%) then in males (35%) particularly in Muslim females. This has been attributed to various social customs like purdah system, common feeding, prolonged religious fasting which lowers resistance. The prevalence of tubercular lymphadenitis in rural areas is due to low standard of living, unhygienic surrounding, over-crowding, bad habits of eating and improper water supply.