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Axillary lymphadenitis

MedGen UID:
182522
•Concept ID:
C0919797
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: axilla lymphadenitis (disease); Axillary Adenitis; axillary adenitis; Axillary Lymphadenitis; axillary lymphadenitis; lymphadenitis (disease) of axilla
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003070

Definition

An infection of the lymph nodes in the axilla. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAxillary lymphadenitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical profile and treatment outcome of tuberculous lymphadenitis in children using DOTS strategy.
Sharma S, Sarin R, Khalid UK, Singla N, Sharma PP, Behera D
Indian J Tuberc 2010 Jan;57(1):4-11. PMID: 20420038

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sporadic malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) in a 3-year-old girl: A diagnostic challenge.
Zawawi MSF, Wan Ismail WFN, Mustapar N, Mohamad N, Nasir A, Tuan Sharif SE
Malays J Pathol 2022 Apr;44(1):115-120. PMID: 35484894
Breast Tuberculosis in Women: A Systematic Review.
Quaglio G, Pizzol D, Isaakidis P, Bortolani A, Tognon F, Marotta C, Di Gennaro F, Putoto G, Olliaro PL
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2019 Jul;101(1):12-21. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0061. PMID: 31115305Free PMC Article
Breast tuberculosis in men: A systematic review.
Quaglio G, Pizzol D, Bortolani A, Manenti F, Isaakidis P, Putoto G, Olliaro PL
PLoS One 2018;13(4):e0194766. Epub 2018 Apr 3 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194766. PMID: 29614082Free PMC Article
Emerging and re-emerging zoonotic buffalopox infection: a severe outbreak in Kolhapur (Maharashtra), India.
Venkatesan G, Balamurugan V, Prabhu M, Yogisharadhya R, Bora DP, Gandhale PN, Sankar MS, Kulkarni AM, Singh RK, Bhanuprakash V
Vet Ital 2010 Oct-Dec;46(4):439-48. PMID: 21120799
Tuberculous mastitis.
Jalali U, Rasul S, Khan A, Baig N, Khan A, Akhter R
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2005 Apr;15(4):234-7. PMID: 15857598

Diagnosis

Purulent lymphadenitis due to Halomonas hamiltonii: a case report.
Uejima Y, Oh-Ishi T, Kitajima I, Niimi H
Int J Infect Dis 2022 Dec;125:145-148. Epub 2022 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.10.032. PMID: 36397607
Axillary lymphadenitis associated with a herpes-zoster mimicking a liposarcoma: MRI findings.
Tomas X, Campistol JM, Fontdevila J, Pomes J, Soriano A
Med Clin (Barc) 2021 Jun 25;156(12):637. Epub 2020 Aug 20 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2020.05.036. PMID: 32829917
Breast Tuberculosis in Women: A Systematic Review.
Quaglio G, Pizzol D, Isaakidis P, Bortolani A, Tognon F, Marotta C, Di Gennaro F, Putoto G, Olliaro PL
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2019 Jul;101(1):12-21. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0061. PMID: 31115305Free PMC Article
Breast tuberculosis in men: A systematic review.
Quaglio G, Pizzol D, Bortolani A, Manenti F, Isaakidis P, Putoto G, Olliaro PL
PLoS One 2018;13(4):e0194766. Epub 2018 Apr 3 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194766. PMID: 29614082Free PMC Article
Tuberculous mastitis.
Jalali U, Rasul S, Khan A, Baig N, Khan A, Akhter R
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2005 Apr;15(4):234-7. PMID: 15857598

Therapy

Breast Tuberculosis in Women: A Systematic Review.
Quaglio G, Pizzol D, Isaakidis P, Bortolani A, Tognon F, Marotta C, Di Gennaro F, Putoto G, Olliaro PL
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2019 Jul;101(1):12-21. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0061. PMID: 31115305Free PMC Article
Safety of intradermal Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine for neonates in Eastern Saudi Arabia.
Al-Salem AH, Kothari MR, AlHani HM, Oquaish MM, Khogeer SS, Desouky MS
Saudi Med J 2012 Feb;33(2):172-6. PMID: 22327758
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine-induced complications in children treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy.
Nuttall JJ, Davies MA, Hussey GD, Eley BS
Int J Infect Dis 2008 Nov;12(6):e99-105. Epub 2008 Sep 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.06.014. PMID: 18799339
Tuberculous mastitis.
Jalali U, Rasul S, Khan A, Baig N, Khan A, Akhter R
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2005 Apr;15(4):234-7. PMID: 15857598
Outbreak of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin-associated lymphadenitis and abscesses in Jamaican children.
Praveen KN, Smikle MF, Prabhakar P, Pande D, Johnson B, Ashley D
Pediatr Infect Dis J 1990 Dec;9(12):890-3. doi: 10.1097/00006454-199012000-00007. PMID: 2277745

Prognosis

Sporadic malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) in a 3-year-old girl: A diagnostic challenge.
Zawawi MSF, Wan Ismail WFN, Mustapar N, Mohamad N, Nasir A, Tuan Sharif SE
Malays J Pathol 2022 Apr;44(1):115-120. PMID: 35484894
Breast tuberculosis in men: A systematic review.
Quaglio G, Pizzol D, Bortolani A, Manenti F, Isaakidis P, Putoto G, Olliaro PL
PLoS One 2018;13(4):e0194766. Epub 2018 Apr 3 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194766. PMID: 29614082Free PMC Article
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of first BCG vaccination against tuberculosis in school-age children without previous tuberculin test (BCG-REVAC trial): a cluster-randomised trial.
Pereira SM, Barreto ML, Pilger D, Cruz AA, Sant'Anna C, Hijjar MA, Ichihara MY, Santos AC, Genser B, Rodrigues LC
Lancet Infect Dis 2012 Apr;12(4):300-6. Epub 2011 Nov 7 doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70285-7. PMID: 22071248
Breast cancer with associated granulomatous axillary lymphadenitis: a diagnostic and clinical dilemma in regions with high prevalence of tuberculosis.
Khurram M, Tariq M, Shahid P
Pathol Res Pract 2007;203(10):699-704. Epub 2007 Sep 7 doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2007.07.004. PMID: 17826003
Tuberculous mastitis.
Jalali U, Rasul S, Khan A, Baig N, Khan A, Akhter R
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2005 Apr;15(4):234-7. PMID: 15857598

Clinical prediction guides

Purulent lymphadenitis due to Halomonas hamiltonii: a case report.
Uejima Y, Oh-Ishi T, Kitajima I, Niimi H
Int J Infect Dis 2022 Dec;125:145-148. Epub 2022 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.10.032. PMID: 36397607
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of first BCG vaccination against tuberculosis in school-age children without previous tuberculin test (BCG-REVAC trial): a cluster-randomised trial.
Pereira SM, Barreto ML, Pilger D, Cruz AA, Sant'Anna C, Hijjar MA, Ichihara MY, Santos AC, Genser B, Rodrigues LC
Lancet Infect Dis 2012 Apr;12(4):300-6. Epub 2011 Nov 7 doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70285-7. PMID: 22071248
Emerging and re-emerging zoonotic buffalopox infection: a severe outbreak in Kolhapur (Maharashtra), India.
Venkatesan G, Balamurugan V, Prabhu M, Yogisharadhya R, Bora DP, Gandhale PN, Sankar MS, Kulkarni AM, Singh RK, Bhanuprakash V
Vet Ital 2010 Oct-Dec;46(4):439-48. PMID: 21120799
Breast cancer with associated granulomatous axillary lymphadenitis: a diagnostic and clinical dilemma in regions with high prevalence of tuberculosis.
Khurram M, Tariq M, Shahid P
Pathol Res Pract 2007;203(10):699-704. Epub 2007 Sep 7 doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2007.07.004. PMID: 17826003
Tuberculous mastitis.
Jalali U, Rasul S, Khan A, Baig N, Khan A, Akhter R
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2005 Apr;15(4):234-7. PMID: 15857598

Recent systematic reviews

Breast Tuberculosis in Women: A Systematic Review.
Quaglio G, Pizzol D, Isaakidis P, Bortolani A, Tognon F, Marotta C, Di Gennaro F, Putoto G, Olliaro PL
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2019 Jul;101(1):12-21. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0061. PMID: 31115305Free PMC Article
Breast tuberculosis in men: A systematic review.
Quaglio G, Pizzol D, Bortolani A, Manenti F, Isaakidis P, Putoto G, Olliaro PL
PLoS One 2018;13(4):e0194766. Epub 2018 Apr 3 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194766. PMID: 29614082Free PMC Article

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