<Tr> <Th> MeSH </Th> <Td> D008206 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> Lymphadenopathy or adenopathy is disease of the lymph nodes, in which they are abnormal in size, number, or consistency . Lymphadenopathy of an inflammatory type (the most common type) is lymphadenitis, producing swollen or enlarged lymph nodes . In clinical practice, the distinction between lymphadenopathy and lymphadenitis is rarely made and the words are usually treated as synonymous . Inflammation of the lymphatic vessels is known as lymphangitis . Infectious lymphadenitides affecting lymph nodes in the neck are often called scrofula . </P> <P> The term comes from the word lymph and a combination of the Greek words αδένας, adenas ("gland") and παθεία, patheia ("act of suffering" or "disease"). </P>

Inflammation of the lymph nodes can be caused by what