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Lymph Nodes Pain Or No Pain
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Very painful lymph nodes; I have both HIV and cancer. Which disease is causing these nodes?HIV+ for over 7 yrs, CD4 190, viral load 45,000 recently started anti-retrovirals. Had a growth removed from under left arm about 5cm and was diagnosed with a peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma. I am about to start radiation therapy, but I have more...
Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.
Harvard Medical School
Your situation is not an easy one, and I have many patient in similar situations. Specifically patients who have a known cancer and enlarged lymph nodes on CT scan. It is VERY difficult to tell whether the lymph nodes are enlarged due to the...
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Painful lymph nodesDr. Aberg,What do you recommend for chronically painful lymph nodes, when Tylenol and Advil... Read more »Lymph nodes everywhere! Are collarbone lymph nodes more likely to be cancer?My husband 29, has soft grape sized lymph nodes near his left collarbone, head, back of neck and... Read more »
Articles
Lymph Node Fibrosis, CD4 T Cells, and Immune ReconstitutionOne of the less well-publicized consequences of thepersistent immune activation caused by HIV infection is a type of scarring damageto lymph tissues described as fibrosis. Some early studies of lymph nodes fromHIV-infected individuals reported... Read more »
HIV-Related PainTable of Contents Introduction What Causes Pain? Common Types of Pain Assessing Pain Pain Management What to Do if You Have Pain Introduction Pain is common in people living with HIV (HIV+ people). One study found thatmore than... Read more »
Making the Most of Your Medical VisitsMary has been having a nagging back pain for several weeks. The pain is keeping her from sleeping, and she is anxious because her grandmother had a similar pain that turned out to be cancer. When Mary sees her clinician, Dr. Lamb, for her regular... Read more »
If It Works for You, Then It WorksIn this issue of AIDS Care we offer our readers two articles on the all-important subject of pain management. One of those articles was written for us by Dr. Howard Rosner, who directs the Pain Management Service at New York Hospital. As Dr.... Read more »
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Painful lymph nodes
Posted by Anonymous
I have been having pain in my lymph nodes(neck, armpit, groin and behind the knee) for over two weeks. No swelling at all according to my two family doctors. I had a full blood count test and everything was normal. I did not do an HIV test then...
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Lymph node pain,swelling, and bruising
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
If you were exposed to hiv would you have the following symptoms? Swelling, bruising and pain in your lymph nodes by your elbows and behind your knees? I am experiencing pain in my left elbow area on top of my arm. Also, pain, swelling, and...
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Lymph Nodes - Painful or Not?
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Perhaps some ppl know... If someone is HIV+, then they should definitely know... The Doc at http://www.hopkins-aids.edu/ keeps on saying that HIV-related lymph nodes, unless there's an OI, a malignancy or something like that are painless, and...
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Painful swollen lymph nodes...
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
If HIV was causing painful swollen nodes would it only effect one area or all nodes generally? I have painful, tender nodes in my groin but I cannot identify them in my arm pits or neck area.
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