Lymphadenitis: Treatment & Medication

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Further Reading

Keywords

lymphadenitis, adenopathy, lymphadenopathy, lymph node enlargement, lymph node inflammation, lymph node infection, periodic fever, PFAPA syndrome, Kawasaki disease, Castleman disease, benign giant lymph node hyperplasia

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Ulfat Shaikh, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis Medical Center
Ulfat Shaikh, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics and American Public Health Association
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Dean A Blumberg MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Infectious Disease, University of California Davis School of Medicine; Acting Chief, Section of Pediatric Infectious Disease, UC Davis Medical Center
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