The unusual finding of peripheral lymphadenopathy among confirmed Lassa fever patients in Nigeria

Abstract

Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic fever belonging to the arenaviridae family that is well known to be endemic to West Africa. The clinical presentation of the disease ranges from asymptomatic to fulminant illness. Lymphadenopathy a clinical manifestation of inflammation, infection, or malignancy has not been widely reported in Lassa fever disease. We report two cases of Lassa fever disease presenting with lymphadenopathy.

Keywords

• clinical features
• Federal Medical Center Owo (FMCO)
• Lassa fever
• lymphadenopathy