[Question #1021] Mild Lymphocytosis
99 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
99 months ago
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Welcome to the Forum. I'll be pleased to comment. My sense is that your focus on a sexual contact 4 years ago as being related to diffusely swollen lymph nodes (I presume a doctor has made this diagnosis, not you, correct? is off base. While several STIs can be associated with swollen lymph nodes (syphilis, HIV, and viral infections such as CMV or mononucleosis), NONE of them cause lymph node swelling which may last a long time. Rather the lymph node swelling they cause lasts a few weeks at most, HIV being the exception and your multiple tests for HIV are absolutely conclusive and do not need to be repeated.
As for your mild lymphocytosis, this may be normal person-to-person variation and even unrelated to your swollen lymph nodes.
I suspect this is all unrelated to your sexual contact four years ago and would suggest you seek evaluation and advice from your doctor or a good general internal medicine specialist. EWH
99 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
99 months ago
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99 months ago
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
99 months ago
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This will be my third response to your questions which have now become repetitive, therefore this thread will be closed later today.
This response is based not only on "my experience" but on fact and data from medical science. Swollen lymph nodes are a non-specific finding which may be a manifestation of numerous processes, many of which are non-infectious or represent residual changes from prior, resolved problems. As I said earlier, " While several STIs can be associated with swollen lymph nodes (syphilis, HIV, and viral infections such as CMV or mononucleosis), NONE of them cause lymph node swelling which may last a long time." Even the lymph nodes swelling of HIV may not be long lasting and not all persons with HIV have generalized lymph node swelling. Rather than fixate on the relationship of possible lymph node swelling due to a sexual encounter that occurred year ago, in the face of negative tests, I would once again "suggest you seek evaluation and advice from your doctor or a good general internal medicine specialist ".
Take care. EWH