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cord-328875-fgeudou6	Leung, Alexander K. C.	Cervical lymphadenitis: Etiology, diagnosis, and management	2009-04-18		.txt	text/plain	3893	235	39	Acute bilateral cervical lymphadenitis is usually caused by a viral upper respiratory tract infection or streptococcal pharyngitis. Generalized lymphadenopathy is often caused by a viral infection, and less frequently by malignancies, collagen vascular diseases, and medications. Offending organisms usually fi rst infect the upper respiratory tract, anterior nares, oral cavity, or skin in the head and neck area before spreading to the cervical lymph nodes. Bartonella henselae (cat-scratch disease), nontuberculosis mycobacteria (eg, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare, Mycobacterium scrofulaceum ), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis ("scrofula") are important causes of subacute or chronic cervical lymphadenopathy [ 8 ] . Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (histocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis) is a benign cause of lymph node enlargement, usually in the posterior cervical triangle [ 9 ] . Acute bilateral cervical lymphadenitis is usually caused by a viral upper respiratory tract infection or pharyngitis due to S.	./cache/cord-328875-fgeudou6.txt	./txt/cord-328875-fgeudou6.txt