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Treatment
Treatment will depend on the cause of
lymphadenopathy. Refer to the guidelines in Section 6:
Disease-Specific Treatment or primary care management
guidelines as appropriate. In the case of HIV-related
lymphadenopathy, antiretroviral therapy may be
effective.
Patient Education
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Lymphadenopathy may come and go throughout the
course of HIV infection, but it may be a sign of a
serious condition.
Advise patients to notify their clinician if lymph
nodes increase in size or change in character.
References
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Section 5—Complaint-Specific Workups | 5–31
Boswell SL. Approach to the Patient with HIV
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Evaluation of Lymphadenopathy. In: Goroll AH,
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Kocurek K, Hollander H. Primary and Preventive
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