Question:
Hilar
prominence | Pain in both ankles and swelling in right ankle
Hello,
both hilar shadows prominent are detected in digital x-ray.
Doctor's
opinion:
Hilar
prominence. Non - smoker. Age - 48yrs.
Pain
in both ankles and swelling in right ankle.
Fever
is 100 F. Non-diabetic.
ACE level
is normal.
ANA and
rheumatoid factor is negative.
BP- 130/70.
Give
your opinion about it and suggested further treatments in Lucknow,
UP, INDIA.
Shailesh
Answer:
Dear
Shailesh
You can
find helpful information at :
Mild
hilar prominence
Chest
infection
Lymphadenopathy
A lymph
node is a small ball-shaped organ of the immune system, distributed
widely throughout the body and linked by lymphatic vessels
Lymphadenopathy
is a term meaning "disease of the lymph nodes."
It is,
however, almost synonymously used with "swollen/enlarged lymph
nodes"
Causes
of ankle swelling or generalized lymphadenopathy due to immunodeficiency
diseases include:
Aagenaes
syndrome
Allergic
reaction
Anemia
Reduced
Austrian
syndrome
Bernheim's
syndrome
Carnevale-Canun-Mendoza
syndrome
Carpotarsal
osteochondromatosis
Chediak-Higashi Syndrome
Chronic
Granulomatous Disease
Chronic
Hepatitis C
Chronic
constrictive pericarditis
Chronic
interstitial nephritis
Cirrhosis
of the liver
Common
Variable Immunodeficiency
Cor pulmonale
Dana
syndrome
Edema
Erythema
nodosum
Familial
dilated cardiomyopathy
Familial
pulmonary arterial hypertension
Familial
renal cell carcinoma
Fechtner syndrome
Felty
Syndrome
Glomerular
Disease
Goodpasture syndrome
Idiopathic
alveolar hypoventilation syndrome
Idiopathic
pulmonary hypertension
Kidney
conditions
Left
ventricle-aorta tunnel
Lupus
Lupus
nephritis
Lymphatic
Obstruction
Meige's
lymphedema
Myopathy with lactic acidosis and sideroblastic anemia
Nephritis
POEMS
syndrome
Primary pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary
branches stenosis
Subpulmonary
stenosis
Venous
Insufficiency
Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
Woodhouse Sakati syndrome
