[Methods of diagnosis of non-specific and specific lymphideniates of the jaw-facial part in children (literature review)].

OBJECTIVE

Introduction

Insufficient basic knowledge on the mechanisms of the multifactoral etiology and pathogenesis of various forms of maxillofacial lymphadenitis of odontogenic and non-odontogenic nature in children causes difficulties in making differential diagnosis. The algorithm of their examination involves a large number of methods, each of which has its own advantages and disadvantages with variable informativeness, depending on the particular situation. The aim: The paper is aimed atfamiliarization of broad medical public with informativeness of diagnostic measures in the nonspecific and specific affection of lymph nodes of the maxillofacial area in children.

PATIENTS AND

METHODS

Materials and methods: A thorough comprehensive analysis and generalization of scientific achievements elucidated in the fundamental and periodical publications, relating to diseases of the lymphatic system, has been carried out.

RESULTS

Results

It has been establishedthat, despite a large variety of diseases accompanied by the reaction of the lymph nodes of different anatomic localization, current diagnostic possibilities are potent to establish a clinical diagnosis in most cases. In this way, the current diagnostic model requires the interaction of clinicians, infectiologists, molecular biologists, geneticists and morphologists. In this regard, the issues of efficient organization of the diagnostic process, detailing all stages of the search for accurate diagnosis, are crucial.

CONCLUSION

Conclusions

The collected material on various forms of lymphadenitis and their secondary affection is fragmentary to date due to the absence of the unified methodological approach to carrying out differential diagnosis, which requires generalization and systematization of scientific groundwork. Unfortunately, the algorithms of examination of this category of patients, especially with lymphadenopathy, are not sufficiently developed to date, indicating the need for further search and optimization of diagnostic criteria taking into account modern realities.