MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
- Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
- Bacterial: brucellosis, cat-scratch disease (Bartonella), chancroid, cutaneous infections (staphylococcal or streptococcal), lymphogranuloma venereum, primary and secondary syphilis, tuberculosis, tularemia, typhoid fever
- Granulomatous: berylliosis, coccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, silicosis
- Viral: adenovirus, cytomegalovirus, hepatitis, herpes zoster, human immunodeficiency virus, infectious mononucleosis (Epstein-Barr virus), rubella
- Other: fungal, helminthic, Lyme disease, rickettsial, scrub typhus, toxoplasmosis
Autoimmune disorders
- Dermatomyositis, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren syndrome, Still disease, systemic lupus erythematosus
Miscellaneous/unusual conditions
- Angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia (Castleman disease), histiocytosis, Kawasaki disease, Kikuchi lymphadenitis, Kimura disease, sarcoidosis
Iatrogenic causes
- Medications, serum sickness
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