Lymphadenopathy of the abdominal cavity (LAP) is a pathological condition that is characterized by a significant increase in lymph nodes. It is important to diagnose the pathology in a timely manner in order to be able not to resort to surgical treatment.
Types of disease
Physicians identify 3 main forms of the disease, taking into account the number of affected nodes and their localization:
- Local lymphadenopathy - when a single node grows in a certain area.
- Lymphadenopathy of the abdominal cavity and retroperitoneal space - several nodes that are in one or adjacent areas are enlarged.
- Generalized lymphadenopathy of the abdominal cavity - is a consequence of HIV, toxoplasmosis and other such serious diseases.
Causes of LAPs
When a diagnosis of lymphadenopathy of the abdominal cavity is made, the causes should be sought in the following diseases:
- syphilis;
- HIV;
- giardiasis;
- toxoplasmosis;
- tuberculosis;
- actinomycosis;
- brucellosis ;
- cytomegalovirus.
Such a disease can develop against a background of bacterial or viral infection.
Symptoms of LAP
The acute course of LAP is accompanied by a significant increase in the lymph node. The disease is accompanied by soreness of the area during palpation and swelling and redness of the skin.
If the form is chronic, then the clinical picture can be quite blurred.
The main symptoms of the disease are:
- increase in the size of the spleen and liver;
- signs of fever;
- heat;
- increased sweating .
Treatment of pathology
To diagnose the LAP, blood tests must be submitted, and ultrasound, CT and X-ray examinations performed. Treatment of lymphadenopathy of the abdominal cavity is assigned individually according to the age of the patient, the type of pathology and its manifestations.
Treatment-and-prophylactic measures for this disease consist in actions aimed at correction of immunity. A biopsy can be performed and chemotherapy or radiotherapy can be administered according to its results.
Lymphadenopathy of the abdominal cavity, whose treatment of a conservative kind does not bring any result, can be cured only in an operative way. Surgical intervention consists in removal of the affected lymph node.