Lymphatic Diseases
| Definition: |
Diseases of lymph or lymph vessels. |
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note X ref LYMPHADENOPATHY: unspecified goes here but note LYMPHADENOPATHY SYNDROME see AIDS-RELATED COMPLEX & consider IMMUNOBLASTIC LYMPHADENOPATHY; SEZARY SYNDROME & other specifics indented here; inflamm dis = LYMPHANGITIS |
| Also Called: |
Lymphatism,Status Lymphaticus |
| Previously Indexed: |
Lymphatic System (1966-1967) |
Lymphatic Diseases Categories.
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Lymphadenitis - Inflammation of the lymph nodes. |
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Lymphangiectasis - A transient dilatation of the lymphatic vessels. |
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Lymphangitis |
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Lymphatic Abnormalities - Congenital or acquired structural abnormalities of the lymphatic system (LYMPHOID TISSUE) including the lymph vessels. |
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Lymphedema - Edema due to obstruction of lymph vessels or disorders of the lymph nodes. |
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Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Disorders characterized by proliferation of lymphoid tissue, general or unspecified. |
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Pseudolymphoma - A group of disorders having a benign course but exhibiting clinical and histological features suggestive of malignant lymphoma. Pseudolymphoma is characterized by a benign infiltration of lymphoid cells or histiocytes which microscopically resembles a malignant lymphoma. (From Dorland, 28th ed & Stedman, 26th ed) |
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Splenic Diseases |
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Thymus Hyperplasia - Enlargement of the thymus. A condition described in the late 1940's and 1950's as pathological thymic hypertrophy was status thymolymphaticus and was treated with radiotherapy. Unnecessary removal of the thymus was also practiced. It later became apparent that the thymus undergoes normal physiological hypertrophy, reaching a maximum at puberty and involuting thereafter. The concept of status thymolymphaticus has been abandoned. Thymus hyperplasia is present in two thirds of all patients with myasthenia gravis. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992; Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1486) |
Lymphatic Diseases Definitions and Terms
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