The enlarged lymph nodes in the suprasternal fossa for more than 1 year may be caused by chronic lymphadenitis, or it may be caused by lymph node tuberculosis, or it may be caused by lymphoma, with different causes and different treatments.
1. Chronic lymphadenitis: chronic lymphadenitis is a benign disease of the lymph nodes caused by infection of pathogenic microorganisms. For treatment, bacterial infections can be treated with cefuroxime, and fungal infections can be treated with voriconazole and other drugs.
2. Lymph node tuberculosis: If Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects the lymph nodes, leading to lymph node tuberculosis, then the patient may also have the symptom of enlarged lymph nodes in the suprasternal fossa for more than one year, and should be treated with anti-tuberculosis drugs, such as isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide, streptomycin and so on.
3. Lymphoma: patients with lymphoma can also have the symptom of enlarged lymph nodes in the suprasternal fossa for more than 1 year, for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, chemotherapy can be used such as doxorubicin, bleomycin, vincristine and so on, combined with radiotherapy; for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine and so on, and then use prednisone, rituximab, radiotherapy and so on to treat it.
In addition to the above diseases, other factors can also cause patients to develop symptoms of enlarged lymph nodes in the suprasternal fossa for more than one year, and it is recommended to consult a doctor in time to find out the cause and ask the doctor to dispose of it.