Lymphadenopathy in Children Topic 5 of Healthier Together with Dr Phil Wylie

Fontanelle paediatric education

Lymphadenopathy in children is common and usually benign. How can we distinguish between harmless reactive lymphadenopathy and more sinister causes which might require treatment or further evaluation? Dr Phil Wylie takes us through the history and examination, showing us what to look out for so we can reassure parents all is well, or pick up cases which call for further action. Red flag features include nodes over 2cm and growing, supraclavicular and popliteal nodes nodes, fever, weight loss, night sweats, pain and itching, as well as hepatosplenomegaly, pallor and easy bruising. In this podcast we refer to the Clinical Pathway on Healthier Together https://what0-18.nhs.uk/download_file/493/0 If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe, share and leave a review on iTunes🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Please let me know if you have any suggestions by emailing me, Caroline Storey at [e-mail] Thank you for listening!