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Suggest Treatment For EBV And Swollen Lymph Nodes In Neck

hi I am vanessa. I m going to get to the point. I have EBV just concerned for about 2 years now. my wbc is 6.2x10 do I need to be concerned? been to a surgeon, EMT and a Hematologist. Lymph nodes in my neck are swollen and don t seem to get any better.
posted on Tue, 8 Apr 2014
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EBV belongs to herpesvirus family. It is often self limiting but virus persists for life.It is associated with cancers and HIV, autoimmune diseases. I suggest you take investigations to rule out these diseases. There is no specific treatment for lymph nodes in such cases. I suggest you get an ultrasound guided FNAC done and get examine for cytology, gram stain and ZN stain to rule out chronic infections like tuberculosis. Your WBC is OK no need to worry. Get EBV PCR repeated. Follow up with investigations.
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Suggest Treatment For EBV And Swollen Lymph Nodes In Neck

Thanks for your query at HCM EBV belongs to herpesvirus family. It is often self limiting but virus persists for life.It is associated with cancers and HIV, autoimmune diseases. I suggest you take investigations to rule out these diseases. There is no specific treatment for lymph nodes in such cases. I suggest you get an ultrasound guided FNAC done and get examine for cytology, gram stain and ZN stain to rule out chronic infections like tuberculosis. Your WBC is OK no need to worry. Get EBV PCR repeated. Follow up with investigations. Take care!