Inflammation of the axillary lymph nodes

author: doctor Shevchenko NG

When examining each patient, the doctor should pay attention to the condition of the lymph nodes. But why, not every patient thinks about it. In fact, such a simple examination can give a lot of tips about the health and reactivity of the body's immune system.

Viral diseases and nonspecific pathogens

Infections such as infectious mononucleosis, surrounding herpes and HIV can be manifested by axillary lymphadenitis. With these diseases, the immune system is affected, some of which are concentrated in lymph. Due to the social importance of these pathologies, accurate diagnosis is necessary. Therefore, serological studies are often resorted to detect pathogens and immune responses to them.

The acute stage of HIV infection can proceed as an influenza-like disease with an increase in many groups of lymph nodes, including axillary ones. Therefore, after unprotected contacts with an unincorporated partner, one should be cautious and not fall into carelessness.

Often, in the first three days of taking appropriate antiviral drugs, you can prevent a lifelong disease. And timely diagnosis and treatment also prolongs life and reduces the number of concomitant infections.

Diagnostics

When diagnosing mononucleosis, it is necessary to examine the liver function, and the appointment of antibacterial drugs with prolonged fever is often not advisable and only prolongs the immune suppression, prolonging the time of the temperature reaction.
In addition, local purulent inflammatory diseases of the mammary glands, pneumonia can cause inflammatory manifestations of regional axillary lymphatic systems. In these cases, the use of broad-spectrum antibacterial drugs gives good results.

With some pathogens falling into the blood with insect bites, nearby lymphatic vessels and nodes can also become inflamed. In such cases, after serological diagnosis, tetracycline drugs can be administered with long courses or a summed with a faster course of therapy.

Purulent inflammation of the lymph nodes in the armpits is called hydradenitis ("bitch udder" in the people). Often the secretion of pus comes immediately from several tricks, and the treatment should be antibacterial and surgical. The disease is associated with a decrease in immune forces, which you can try to compensate autohemotherapy for up to 10 courses.

Tuberculosis and lymphatic system

In the case of the primary tuberculosis complex, the following picture can be observed. Inflammation of the axillary lymph nodes, sometimes on the one hand, and on the roentgenogram of the lungs calcite or rounded primary tuberculosis affect in combination with the widening of the shadow of the mediastinum. Mediastinal dilated due to lymphatic system of intrathoracic localization.
The first precursors of the tuberculosis process can also be increased sweating, weight loss, despite a good appetite. In order to miss the onset of the disease, it is necessary to carry out the Mantoux and Diaskin test.

Children in connection with the annual survey are trying not to miss the turn of the tuberculin test. This is the name of increased local allergic skin reaction to the introduction of tuberculin in comparison with previous tests. In this condition, primary tuberculosis infection is diagnosed and preventive treatment is prescribed.

In persons with prolonged pneumonia, which is not amenable to conventional therapy, tuberculosis diagnostics is also performed. It is important at the diagnostic stage not to take drugs such as isoniazid. Otherwise, the drug resistance of the Koch sticks will form, which can lead to failures in subsequent therapy regimens.
The defeat of lymphatic axillary nodes can be with extrapulmonary tuberculosis and also be treated surgically with the use of specific therapies. Purulent inflammation in tuberculosis has a curdled appearance.

Oncological diseases

Unfortunately, it is metastases in regional lymph nodes that indicate advanced stages of cancer. In such cases, axillary cavities have adhesive assemblages of nodes that are firm to the touch, often painless despite the size. Oncological diseases can be localized in the area of ​​the mammary glands, bones of the chest and in the tissues of the lung.

Also read the surgeon's article on axillary lymphadenitis , its causes and treatment.