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Hodgkin's Disease

Symptoms and Complications

People with Hodgkin's disease may experience any of the following signs and symptoms:

  • a painless swelling of the lymph nodes in the armpits, neck, or groin area
  • persistent fatigue
  • fever and chills
  • night sweats
  • weight loss (unintended)
  • loss of appetite
  • severe itching (rarely)
  • enlarged spleen
  • cough
  • difficulty breathing
  • swelling of the legs

If you discover a painless mass, particularly in the neck region, and it doesn't disappear after a few weeks, you should see a doctor to have it checked out. Often, especially in children, painless enlargements in the lymph nodes are the only symptoms of Hodgkin's disease.


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