Lymphadenopathy - associated virus (LAV), a human T - lymphotrophic retrovirus isolated from a homosexual man
with lymphadenopathy, has been causally associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Antibody to LAV p25 was found in the serum of 51 of 125 AIDS patients, 81 of 113 patients
with lymphadenopathy syndrome, 0 of 70 workers at the Centers for Disease Control (some of whom had handled specimens from AIDS patients), and 0 of 189 random blood donors.
Not exact matches
Prevalence of antibodies to
lymphadenopathy - associated retrovirus in African patients
with AIDS
The presence of antibodies to
lymphadenopathy - associated retrovirus (LAV) was determined by a radioimmunoprecipitation assay and by an enzyme - linked immunosorbent solid assay of sera from Zairian patients
with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in 1983.
Aggressive T - cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia (T - LGL) is a rare entity
with a poor prognosis, the main clinical findings being splenomegaly,
lymphadenopathy, thrombocytopenia and a CD3 + / CD56 + phenotype.
As
with any surgery, there is a slight risk of infection, and cases of enlarged lymph nodes (
lymphadenopathy) have been reported.
In contrast
with juvenile cellulitis, dogs
with acne do not have
lymphadenopathy, and lesions are not present on the pinnae.
Despite most cats
with serologic evidence of exposure to a Bartonella species being clinically normal, Bartonella infection of cats has been associated
with fever, lethargy,
lymphadenopathy, uveitis, stomatitis and seizures.
Patients
with an acute onset may be depressed, anorexic, or febrile or have accompanying
lymphadenopathy.
Stage IV: Enlargement of the liver and spleen, also called hepatosplenomegaly,
with or without
lymphadenopathy
Chronic scabies may represent themselves in a generalized form, where scar formation, hardened skin and seborrhea, systemic illness & severe
lymphadenopathy are primary signs of a chronic condition along
with signs of secondary bacterial infection i.e. fever, emaciation & loss of conditions.
For chronic or severe cases, the generalized form of disease leads to seborrhea (secretions mixed
with dirt & ruptured blister), thickening of skin and fold formation and severe
lymphadenopathy.
Hypersensitivity reactions unrelated to dose can occur
with these agents and can be manifested as rashes, fever, eosinophilia, neutropenia, agranulocytosis, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, anemias,
lymphadenopathy or full blown anaphylaxis.
In other breeds more significant symptoms have been reported;
lymphadenopathy and more often in Labradors and Golden Retrievers, serious kidney disease
with protein losing nephropathy which may not respond to antibiotics.