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What Is Multiple Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy?
Posted on
Sat, 21 May 2016
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Sat, 21 May 2016
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Question : WHAT IS MULTIPLE LYMPHNODES SEEN IN PRE/PARATRACHIAL, AORTO PLUMONORY WINDOW, SUBCRANIAL AND PRE AORTIC REGIONS ?
Brief Answer:
Possibility of either tuberculosis or lymphoma is more.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Patient in question is having multiple mediastinal Lymphadenopathy involving all stations of mediastinum.
This is commonly seen with tuberculosis and lymphoma.
So please let me know
1. Is patient living in India?
Please reply me answer of above asked question, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your patient.
Thanks.
Possibility of either tuberculosis or lymphoma is more.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Patient in question is having multiple mediastinal Lymphadenopathy involving all stations of mediastinum.
This is commonly seen with tuberculosis and lymphoma.
So please let me know
1. Is patient living in India?
Please reply me answer of above asked question, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your patient.
Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Yes the patient is living in XXXXXXX
Brief Answer:
Is he smoker?
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Since patient is XXXXXXX possibility of both tuberculosis and lymphoma is more.
So please let me know
1. Is he active smoker?
2. Is he having previous history of tuberculosis?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Is he smoker?
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Since patient is XXXXXXX possibility of both tuberculosis and lymphoma is more.
So please let me know
1. Is he active smoker?
2. Is he having previous history of tuberculosis?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
He was a smoker till recently, he also recently suffered a heart event and has 50% blockage because of which the consulting doctor ordered all these tests.
Brief Answer:
Is he having cough, weight loss?
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Smoking favours lymphoma more.
I want some more answers about symptoms.
Please let me know
1. Is he having cough and fever?
2. Is he having weight loss, loss of appetite?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your patient. Thanks.
Is he having cough, weight loss?
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Smoking favours lymphoma more.
I want some more answers about symptoms.
Please let me know
1. Is he having cough and fever?
2. Is he having weight loss, loss of appetite?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your patient. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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