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Cervical lymphadenitis - Coggle Diagram
Cervical lymphadenitis
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Small discrete pea sized mobile nodes in neck, groin + axilla
common in normal children, esp if thin
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large hot tender node
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tx = antibiotics (coverage for S aureus + S pyogenes), incision + drainage
Causes
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malignant disease
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In 1st 6 yrs of life commonest = neuroblastoma, leukaemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, rhabdomyosarcoma
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