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adenitis
noun[ U ]
medical specializeduk /ˌæd.ɪˈnaɪ.tɪs/ us /ˌæd.ɪˈnaɪ.t̬əs/
a medical condition in which a gland or lymph node becomes painful and swollen:
This can produce mesenteric adenitis with severe abdominal pain.
It is also beneficial in glandular swellings like cervical adenitis.
Physical examination can rule out a hernia or iliac adenitis as the cause for abdominal pain.
Following measles, secondary bacterial infection, particularly cervical adenitis and pneumonia, occurs in about 15% of patients.
Ultrasound may also indicate other pathology such as mesenteric adenitis.
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