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HIV and Swollen Lymph Nodes
Localized lymphadenopathy is the swelling of lymph nodes in a specific part of the body, most likely due to a nearby ...
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Lymph nodes are part of the body’s immune system. A swollen lymph node in the armpit may be a sign of a bacterial or viral infection, an injury, or a serious health condition, such as cancer.
Research published Tuesday (December 3) in eLife shows how the HIV-1 virus could be shuttled into the lymph nodes and attached to immune cells. Immunologists Chung Park and John Kehrl of the National ...