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List the possible conditions to explain this patient’s cervical lymphadenopahy. Lymphadenopathy may be due to: • Direct result of HIV • Manifestation of secondary infections • Manifestation of neoplasms • CD4+ T cell counts >200/μL – Kaposi’s sarcoma – Tuberculosis – Castleman’s disease – Lymphoma • Advanced disease – Atypical mycobacterial infection – Toxoplasmosis – Systemic fungal infection – Bacillary angiomatosis • Monoclonal gammopathy (MGUS) – Viral infections – Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma – Plasma cell malignancy Lymph node biopsy • Indicated in patients with CD4+ T cell counts <200/μL • Not indicated in patients in early stages unless there are signs and symptoms of systemic illnesses or unless the nodes begin to enlarge, become fixed, or coalesce