Course of disease | Calcified lymph nodes – What is behind it?

Course of disease

The course of disease of a calcified lymph node can be extremely different depending on the cause. If an infection is at the root of the disease, the lymph node usually swells during the course of the infection or a few days later. It can also be thickened after the disease has subsided and only shrink again a few days later.

In systemic or malignant diseases, there is often a slow and inconspicuous calcification of the lymph node. This usually lasts for weeks or months. Since the causes of calcified lymph nodes are extremely diverse, it is not possible to make a blanket statement after the lymph node examination as to whether treatment is necessary.

For many infectious diseases, especially when they are caused by viruses, no treatment is necessary. Bacterial infections can be treated with antibiotics, depending on their severity, but it is also possible to cure them without treatment if they are only mildly severe. Systemic diseases such as tuberculosis and sarcoidosis require special therapy.

If the cause of the calcified lymph nodes is a malignant tumor disease, specialized tumor treatment is usually also necessary. This often includes surgery on the affected lymph nodes and drug therapy.